Abigail Washburn Quotes
I feel like the one insight that's extremely comforting to me about the world is that we all share the same pool of emotion that we draw from.
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York.
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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There are films like 'Interstellar' where you cannot replicate the experience of seeing it in IMAX - it's an amazing film presented in a spectacular way. It really is an experience, like going to Disneyland, and you can't replicate that by watching home videos of going to Disneyland.
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I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.
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You have to find out how to become the character.
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Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
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I've never got into debt and I've always been in control of my taxes and VAT, but having four children costs a lot. They are my weakness.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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Throwing money at something doesn't really create - forgive me that onerous word - art.
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No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going.
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The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a woman in this business.
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Schizophrenia beats dining alone.
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I've done some really off-the-wall stuff and stuff that people might not expect. That's one way to work through people's expectations of you.
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If there's a trait for not sleeping, I probably have it.
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.
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A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
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Video is the most interesting and engaging way to share an idea with others.
Chad Hurley -
To this day, some of my closest friends say, 'Gaga, you know, everything's great. You're a singer; your dreams have come true.' But, still, when certain things are said to you over and over again as you're growing up, it stays with you and you wonder if they're true.
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It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion.
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I feel like the one insight that's extremely comforting to me about the world is that we all share the same pool of emotion that we draw from.
