Cecelia Ahern Quotes
I think I need to face what I could have been in order to understand and accept what I am.
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I'm good at description and imparting flow to a story, but I don't necessarily understand the value of long scenes.
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In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I've had and also the people I've had around me.
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Promotions can be seen in two ways - either you hate them, and they're a burden, and you are getting through with it, or you can enjoy them. I decided early on that I was going to enjoy them. I did 43 interviews in a day for 'Kahaani.'
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The reason why I moved from Young Thug to Jeffery was because I felt like I did a wrong turn.
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As for the Canadians - good actors and good directors are sometimes taken by the American market, you know, if they're good enough.
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Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.
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Everybody on this floor wants to send the same loud and clear message: that Congress is united in its opposition to terror and we are all deeply concerned about the future and security of our close friend and ally, Israel.
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The Pre-Raphaelites, while very bothered by what the establishment thought of them, also utterly rebelled against it. In everything - social, sexual, emotional - they were out on a limb, pushing the boundaries.
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The blind old man of Scio's rocky isle.
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I'm a slow learner. When people are so talented or facile at picking up an instrument and playing covers, like Yo La Tengo, I admire that. But I could never do that.
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Every field piece I did on 'The Daily Show' was a story that lasted five to six minutes. We had a protagonist, we had an antagonist and often put them at odds. We knew the story we wanted to tell before we went in, and often it was about plugging whatever character you have - in this case, a real person - into said part.
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I had this idea that the coolest thing that could happen to you was talking with God. My father was always talking about God, and I idolized my father, so I'd spend hours trying to have mental telepathy with God.
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Just looking when I was little at pictures of cars and houses that I wanted - it gives you a certain motivation, it gives you a goal.
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People put limitations on their creativity, believing they have to rely on what they know and what they have done.
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I learned the major difference between college and pro football. In the pros, you're up against a top receiver almost every minute of time. In college, maybe one comes along every third game.
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Companies in Silicon Valley invest a lot in understanding their users and what drives user engagement.
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It is living, not thinking, as a feminist that has become the challenge.
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I've always been an animal lover. People should be made aware of all the issues. Some people think that the whole wearing-fur thing is glamorous, but you can look good without it.
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For any movement to emerge, it has to be innovatively independent from the mainstream cinema, and I don't see that much.
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I know how to treat my voice to make it sound as good as it possibly can - which is still not that good.
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Drones can be a highly effective way of dealing with high-priority targets, but they should not become the drug of choice for an administration that is afraid to use successful, legal and safe tactics of the past.
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I think I need to face what I could have been in order to understand and accept what I am.
