Richelle Mead Quotes
People often ask where I get my inspiration from, and I always say I have no good answer because, well, inspiration comes from everywhere: people, places, memories.
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'Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.
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We got a chance to go and play in some places that the usual European tour by an American band didn't go to.
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Did anyone ever have a boring dream?
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I'm a big believer in everybody being themselves. If not doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, that's great. But if doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, then you should be able to do it. What I do outside the car adds to who I am and expresses a different side of me.
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When you're starting up a show, you don't really know what direction it's going to go.
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Save yourself some grief. Check with the publicist you hire to see what other books he/she has coming out at the same time as yours.
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I write novels and other things.
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At the heart of every great movie is conflict. It's the same with a meeting. There should be conflict and tension.
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If God hadn't meant for us to eat sugar, he wouldn't have invented dentists.
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I think every country has to recognize its competitive advantage and liberate its strengths to be a partner in global trade, and that's the only way you can survive and succeed.
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I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.
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Although I've been a longtime Democrat (primarily because, unless there is some very compelling reason to be otherwise, I am always for 'the little guy'), my political orientation is not rigid. For instance, I supported John McCain's run for the presidency in 2000.
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My mom was a history teacher, so I couldn't really avoid history when I was growing up. But we're very light on American history. We don't really have great opportunities to study both the Civil War and the Revolution.
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On this showing, the nature of the breakdowns of civilizations can be summed up in three points: a failure of creative power in the minority, an answering withdrawal of mimesis on the part of the majority, and a consequent loss of social unity in the society as a whole.
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People are always talking about the old days. They say that the old movies were better, that the old actors were so great. But I don't think so. All I can say about the old days is that they have passed.
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I always try to stay aggressive. I always use my strengths and always work on my weaknesses to get better. That's just who I am.
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A tea set is good for a newborn girl. It is a gift that instantly makes the room a girl's room.
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My salvation lies in time spent alone with an X-Acto knife and commercial-grade adhesive.
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I feel very, very lucky that George has got a little sister.
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All the songwriters that I worked with said they'd like to work with me again. Such things serve as much inspiration for me. I regard myself a melody maker so it made me happy to be recognized for my work.
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My dad is kind of a rascal, like in a Dickensian sense. He just goes from career to career.
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It's worth remembering that all technology leaves a footprint. For example, our own technology is leaving a footprint in terms of global warming, which could be detected from a long way away. One assumes that a very advanced civilization that has been around maybe millions and millions of years would have an even bigger footprint that might extend beyond its planet to its immediate astronomical environment.
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I understand some of the people's impatience with the show last year. I think that Lisa's (Lili Taylor) story line (marrying Nate with minimal motivation in season three) became a little bit of a diversion - and that happens. It happens in every show.
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People often ask where I get my inspiration from, and I always say I have no good answer because, well, inspiration comes from everywhere: people, places, memories.
