Ben Lerner Quotes
I like to think - knowing that it's an enabling fiction - of those moments as fragments from a world to come, a world where price isn't the only measure of value.
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Many people thought I would never succeed, because I am so Russian. So Russian, hundred percent.
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Never in a million years would I imagine Calvin Klein flying me out to my first men's fashion show.
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I went through a stage of writing my cramped hand in tiny books. My two sisters and I did have our Bronte period. My mum is from Yorkshire, and we would go up to the Moors. It tapped into our romantic visions of ourselves.
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As independent filmmakers, we are actually deeply dependent on each other. The Spirit Awards are a public expression of those bonds, the intricate set of relationships and histories that we filmmakers depend on to make our most personal work.
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But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented.
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If you taste something, you're not at the maximum of your ability. What I think about in competition is temperature and texture. It has nothing to do with taste or emotion.
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Not one role that I've played has been written specifically for me.
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I've been asked too many times to write a book by the fans.
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Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
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The best piece of advice that my mother gave me is to never have a plan B. She told me to stick to plan A because if you have a plan B you will inevitably fall back on it.
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In a strange way, I'm way more comfortable onstage than anywhere else.
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Immortality. We all want to be remembered: We want to do things that will make people say, 'Isn't he wonderful?'
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The biggest impediment to growth is in our minds and not in the world outside, and only constant in the world is change.
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In the past, there hasn't been much reliable information about startups and small businesses available online. It's information that's really valuable, and it's information that people want to share.
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LeBron's one of the most freaky athletes of all time.
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Don't call the world dirty because you forgot to clean your glasses.
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For me, most of the anxiety and difficulty of writing takes place in the act of not writing. It's the procrastination, the thinking about writing that's difficult.
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A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
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La tierra tiene lo que tú levantas de la tierra. Nada más tiene.
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Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are your ready?'
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There are a lot of white female-led startups that are raising money without a tech founder. At the core of it is value.
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Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.
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I like to think - knowing that it's an enabling fiction - of those moments as fragments from a world to come, a world where price isn't the only measure of value.
