Carrie Vaughn Quotes
Then I realized that most of the world's problems stemmed from macho dickheadism, and if I cold defeat that I could save the world.
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We all sit in front of our mics and our scripts lay on music stands. Then the silliness begins!
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Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
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Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men.
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The fact that Western Muslims are free means that they can have enormous impact. But it would be wrong to claim that we are imposing our ways on the West. New ideas are now coming from the West. To be traditional is not so much a question of protecting ourselves as to be traditionalist in principle.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do.
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For writers and artists, it's always a balancing act between wanting to be the center of attention and wanting to be invisible and watch what's going on.
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I think that, as a white person stepping into doing any sort of anti-systematic-racism type of work, asking yourself, 'What is your intention?' needs to happen on a consistent basis. Check yourself. Check yourself. Check yourself, like, constantly.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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Fifteen- to 30-year-olds are interested in all kinds of intelligent movies - it doesn't have to be a broad comedy or an action adventure for them to go see it.
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The unyielding resistance of the Cuban patriots is symbolized by our 5 Heroes. They shall never back down! They shall never surrender!
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When I am in Egypt, I am along for the ride - I am a privileged outsider, but an outsider nonetheless.
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Nobody believed in the success of the Internet.
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I remember once being told by a casting person, years ago, that I shouldn't pursue a career in the business because of the color of my skin. The fact that I remember it today means it stuck with me. I thought that was really stupid advice and advice nobody should ever give someone.
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I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
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It's not easy to play 162 games and be focused the whole time. It takes a lot out of you.
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Music has that ability to be a magical thing, and I was like, maybe music is the vehicle that transports us to that other world.
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I was really ambitious, so I was innovative. I was one of the first DJs to do live calls, 'cause I found this phone device that would pick up other people's voices.
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Well, here's what I'll say: The storytellers of 'Lost' have taken us on a pretty great journey, and there have been questions along the way, and criticisms along the way, but if you look at the totality of the show, or the experience of it as a whole, I think as long as you look at it from that perspective you'll be happy.
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I fly my geek flag proudly. Absolutely.
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I do just as much world-building in a short story as I do for a novel.
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Then I realized that most of the world's problems stemmed from macho dickheadism, and if I cold defeat that I could save the world.
