Kate DiCamillo Quotes
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I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.
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Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.
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Of course people think Washington is arrogant. It is.
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I think it's a natural human tendency, when you read something, you tend to read a lot of your prejudices into it. And neuroscience is like a lot of disciplines - it has fashions; things change.
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Remixes are so much fun. For me, it's like this great release of energy. I like producing stuff for myself, but I also enjoy making music that wouldn't really suit my own vibe.
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I've got nothing very original to say myself.
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It's amazing living alone. I'm very lucky. It's like a refuge.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
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Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went.
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I think we can leave mullets back in the '80s. I'm really not a big fan of them.
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My own tastes happen to be in tune with what the public wants. I think that's the reason my batting average is so high, not because I've discovered some brilliant formula.
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The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.
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College wasn't something I saw myself doing.
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I think that it's hard enough being an adolescent and wanting so much to fit in with your peers, your schoolmates, and to erase any sign of difference, to be part of the group. And being biracial but also being black in a predominately white school marked me as different.
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I knew the profanity used up and down my street would not go over the air... So I trained myself to say 'Holy Cow' instead.
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In order to understand the mindset of a boxer, I needed to become a boxer myself.
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I still sweat bullets if I go on The Tonight Show, but I tell myself, You can either have fun tonight or you can be shy and miserable. You ask my friends or anyone I work with now - nobody would say I was shy.
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When you're heartbroken, you're at your most creative - you have to channel all your energies into something else to not think about it. Contentment is a creativity killer, but don't worry - I'm very capable of making myself discontented.
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I want a man I can keep for myself. I wouldn't ever share my man with anyone else.
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Some people get a kick out of Taylor Hicks being their landlord.
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I dont categorize characters into one syllable. These are fully-rounded characters that I dont judge; I just play them.
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I look up to Mick Jagger because he's an amazing performer and he's such an individual. I respect him and admire him eternally.
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People keep asking me ...How to instantly become a better writer? It’s simple: Use "power words" and see for yourself.
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I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.
