Christine Comaford Quotes
The more we can address an issue the moment we perceive it, the calmer and more present we are, and the easier it is for others to follow our lead.
Quotes to Explore
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
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The most annoying and full-of-crap thing a writer says is, 'I write only for myself, I don't care if anyone reads it.' A writer without a reader doesn't exist.
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Living in New York for 10 months was incredible; it was everything I thought it was going to be and more.
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I just miss - I miss being anonymous.
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History is replete with examples of moments in time when we talk about deficit reduction and try to advance on it around the world, that is, where it leads to job losses, not job creation.
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I grew up being into sports and I wasn't trained to move my body in the right way for dancing. I'm the last one to get any moves correct. In rehearsals it's always, 'OK, one more take for Zac.'
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I'm not very interested in myself. I do have a deep moral belief that you should always look out at other things and not be self-centred.
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Major organizational changes create uncertainty.
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I think sometimes when you play those extra shifts, it gets you into the game a little bit more and gets you a little bit more involved.
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Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
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It feels good when you come to a place like Oklahoma to charge up the batteries. I need that.
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Most of the time I spend looking for the 25th hour in the day, the ninth day in the week, the 32nd day in the month and the 367th, eighth or 70th day in the year because I feel I have a very rich life.
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Despite what Pope Benedict would have us believe, sex without love can be fucking amazing.
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Resolved to die in the last dike of prevarication.
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Only straight discovering in the nearest stone or tree, sound or thought, the shelter of His often desecrated goodness, the treasury of His waiting form man's heart to affiliate with His will - this is the rapture of faith. It is an echo to a pleading voice, a reply to the inconceivable in all beauty.
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We do not want a religion that deceives us for our own good.
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Ironically, I think some of the inspiration around Stitch Fix is really what was great about stores in the heyday of stores.
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There is nothing more satisfying than having a sentence fall into place in a way you feel is right, and then adding another one and then another one. It's extraordinarily satisfying.
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I was interested in being present for its first, and I trust only, performance.
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I think I first got into acting through church. I would go to these church retreats, and they would tell us to make a skit or make a video and present it to the rest of the group. And I started doing that. And I fell in love with it.
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The more we can address an issue the moment we perceive it, the calmer and more present we are, and the easier it is for others to follow our lead.
