Carrie Brownstein (Carrie Rachel Brownstein) Quotes
I like to take things incrementally, and strive for something that feels more attainable.
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Cooking allows you to have travels, adventures and journeys without going anywhere. The running joke between my partner and me is that I'm not really concerned about how long it takes, or how much I destroy the kitchen, because I just have such a good time doing it.
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There's this sort of cloud that hangs where people are like: 'How long can you keep the heat of 'Homeland' going?' People have short memories is the truth, and Hollywood loves the new and shiny.
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I'd date a fan as long as she didn't scream in my face.
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I hate working out - I have to mentally push myself through it. I can get very whiny, saying things like, 'I can't do it!'
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You have to pretend you're 100 percent sure. You have to take action; you can't hesitate or hedge your bets. Anything less will condemn your efforts to failure.
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I've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled to their butt.
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I find it hard to deliver straightforward things.
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This created world really helped me as an actor. It heightened everything, which made it more dangerous, more interesting and more liberating.
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Michael [Schumacher] was a phenomenal driver but for me, Ayrton Senna was the greatest ever. If I could get one world championship that would be great; if I could win three, the same number as Ayrton did, that would be a dream. But I want to be the best driver there has ever been.
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The Opposition should be concentrating on opposing the government rather than involving themselves in endless speculation.
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The more positive you are when you think and work toward your goals, the faster you achieve them.
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Withholding things in a story is no good if you aren't building to something substantial. It becomes foreplay without the main event, and no one wants that.
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Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been.
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Socrates dies with honor, surrounded by his disciples listening to the most tender words -the easiest death that one could wish to die. Jesus dies in pain, dishonor, mockery, the object of universal cursing - the most horrible death that one could fear. At the receipt of the cup of poison, Socrates blesses him who could not give it to him without tears; Jesus, while suffering the sharpest pains, prays for His most bitter enemies. If Socrates lived and died like a philosopher, Jesus lived and died like a god.
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Patience is idling your motor when you feel like stripping a gear.
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We constantly need to go back, look at what we have, think of scenarios where there's no power, no water.
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Start small - if you drink soda, stop drinking soda. You don't have to make every single change at once or overnight, you can make them slowly to adjust to figure out what works for your body, there is no formula and there is also no right or wrong.
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I'm a comedian who happens to be Muslim; my comedy stems on all forms of my identity.
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I try to be as ruthless as possible. I ask myself of each sentence, "Is it clear? Is it true? Does it feel good?" And if it's not, then I rewrite it.
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When I walk with you I feel as if I had a flower in my buttonhole.
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I don't consciously try to take my readers on a journey as I don't really think about my readers when I'm writing. I just try to write what I feel passionately about, to tell a story down onto the page.
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I like to take things incrementally, and strive for something that feels more attainable.
