Wanda Koop Quotes
When I start doing a body of work I feel vulnerable, fearful. If I stopped trusting the process, I would stop doing art.
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I like watching films that can play in any language because they're essentially silent.
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A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove today on examination to have been of immense value to mankind.
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Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.
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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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As I went between the Islamic Society in my college and university, the mosque, the halal takeaway, and visited the homes of my male Muslim friends, it was entirely possible for me to get through my day without interacting in any meaningful way with a single non-Muslim.
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People always tell me I'm going to regret not having kids. But what if I have one and then I regret having it? Has anyone thought of that option?
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Heaven is long-enduring, and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves.
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Ultimately, all human activities have as their goal the realization of happiness. Why, then, have we ended up producing the opposite result? Could the underlying cause be our failure to correctly understand the true nature of happiness?
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I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a great part. I'd love to do a box-office hit.
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China and Russia are regarded as the most formidable cyber threats.
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I am an artist who works with Lego.
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When we set out our original program from the beginning, obviously our markets were pretty limited, and we were thinking about them mostly as U.S. shows, and they would travel like other U.S. shows have.
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We hope to encourage George and Charlotte to speak about their feelings, and to give them the tools and sensitivity to be supportive peers to their friends as they get older.
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I find Denver's hipster scene to be fully unique.
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Let's be clear about what Common Core is. It spells out what students should know at the end of each grade. The goal is to ensure that our students are sound in math and literacy and that our schools have some basic consistency nationwide. But the standards do not dictate a national curriculum, and teachers are not told how or what to teach.
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I'm too obsessed that the people who say critical things about me are right, even though I'm getting to do something I love.
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It never became an obsession for me to score at all costs. I've always said that I'm not a big scorer, I'm a worker.
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Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.
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'Pastoralia' by George Saunders is one of my favorite novels.
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You should never risk your integrity or your soul for any amount of money.
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I'm all about high-waisted pants and skirts, pencil skirts, and sheer, long-sleeves in the summer.
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I have to assume that everybody interprets a piece of art they're exposed to as if it's already perfect in its wholeness, without knowing any backstory.
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But as long as you're creating the art you want to create, if people start liking you, you shouldn't have to apologize. You want your stuff to be heard by as many people as possible.
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When I start doing a body of work I feel vulnerable, fearful. If I stopped trusting the process, I would stop doing art.
