Bethany Cosentino (Best Coast) Quotes
Advice I would give to anyone trying to find their own personal style: don't copy anybody, just be yourself, and make your own trends.
Quotes to Explore
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Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.
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There's nothing unnatural in creation.
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Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view, That stand upon the threshold of the new.
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I am not a person to be pressured - by anybody or any nation.
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Mucinex were like, 'Would you like to be the Mucinex man? You sound like you're sick right now'. In each spot, they give me a little bit of room to do something strange. And in a world of fractured mediums, where there is no zeitgeist, and you get your comedy from your phone, it's all content.
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I would enjoy having dinner with the poet/playwright Derek Walcott.
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None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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Come on, we would be foolish to say that there's never been African-American leads in some capacity, people of color in some capacity, leading shows or what have you. But it hasn't happened enough and in a manner that is an accurate reflection of the world that we live in.
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Yes, The Persuaders, that was great fun because one of my favourite actors is Roger Moore.
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Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
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Hollywood has its own way of telling stories. I was just telling stories that I was familiar with. And it's what I want to do in the future: I want to take my audio cinema and put it on the screen.
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All of the people are the dependents of Allah.
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My mother told me many stories about her childhood in Cuba. Living there had a profound impact on her and how she regards herself.
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To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.
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When Pixar calls and says, 'Hey, you wanna be in a Pixar movie?' you don't do a lot of contemplating!
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When all else fails, dress beautifully and throw your food.
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A transition, by definition, means you start in one place and finish in another.
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I love to get to that place where I don't know what kind of music I'm doing; I don't know if it's any good. I don't know if it's anything. It's a big question mark. The idea is to have interesting results. That's my bottom line.
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Nice things are nicer than nasty ones.
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He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure.
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Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.
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There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presidency.
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Advice I would give to anyone trying to find their own personal style: don't copy anybody, just be yourself, and make your own trends.
