Bill Konigsberg Quotes
I had the strong sensation that I'd underestimated my parents and their devotion to me. Of course they'd be on my side, whether they understood or not. That was just the kind of parents they were.
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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Do your eye shadow first, then your foundation. That way, you can clean up any mess without starting all over again.
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Every burn on my body has had its own different personality. And all of them needed different things.
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Being the vice-captain, you see a lot of things on the field. You have to try and help the captain as much as you can and lead by example on the field. Small things like getting a run-out or taking a catch makes the other boys try and lift their standards. So yes, I do have an important role, even if I'm not captain.
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The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity.
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Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.
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I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.
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Violence is a tool of the ignorant.
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Commercials capture your attention, that's all.
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I consciously decided not to be a 'London' actor. Those gangster movies made a lot of East End actors think they were movie stars. And I was very aware that they were going to go out of fashion.
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The atmosphere of Catholicism in Korea is quite different to the way it is practised and perceived in Europe or the U.S.
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Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present.
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There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
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He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
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In science, technology, engineering and mathematics, men far outnumber women in the classroom and the boardroom.
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After wrestling with myself for six months, I began medical treatment. During that time I started a band with some friends of mine called Jack's Car, but that didn't last.
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I bust raps like the boys bust gat shit.
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In middle school, you're figuring out how you're affecting people, and sometimes you're affecting people negatively. And what sucks is that it can affect people for their whole lives. I didn't realize I was a part of that.
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To read a poem is to hear it with our eyes; to hear it is to see it with our ears.
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I have been the hugest HBO fan since I was 3, watching programming that I had no business watching as a child.
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Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research performed by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck has found that the way parents offer approval affects the way children perform, even the way they feel about themselves.
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Sometimes if you have very confident people, you have to tell them please, be polite, there are other players are good enough as you and you should never speak out of an orchestra.
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I had the strong sensation that I'd underestimated my parents and their devotion to me. Of course they'd be on my side, whether they understood or not. That was just the kind of parents they were.
