Raina Telgemeier Quotes
When I was doing 'Smile,' I was looking back at pictures of myself and going, 'Thank goodness I couldn't do the sprayed-bangs thing! Everybody's so embarrassed by that hairstyle now, but I was never cool enough to pull it off!'
Quotes to Explore
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I've been writing music since 4th grade, and I love putting words together and expressing things in a way that you can move your head to and you can really relate to, because I have a lot to say.
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If you fall off a horse, you get back up. I am not a quitter.
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Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.
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I'm an atheist and a humanist, so I have no desire to evangelize anyone.
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Art is about play and about transcendent meanings, not reducible to politics.
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If you're too scared to put your dreams, thoughts, desires, fantasies on paper and share them with the world, then being an author isn't the right career for you.
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I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I've had and also the people I've had around me.
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We in the Middle East like to talk politics, we like to argue. Just look at the three prophets - Moses, Jesus and Mohammad. They are all from this small region which creates problems all the time.
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Never have I found the limits of the photographic potential. Every horizon, upon being reached, reveals another beckoning in the distance. Always, I am on the threshold.
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Sometimes you resent the people you love and need the most. Love is so fascinating in all its forms, and I think everyone who has ever been a mother will relate to this.
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
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I did about a 100 concerts this year. All over the United States. We're cutting back next year to about 40. We generate money for an organization called Mercy Corps.
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There's nothing scarier than unlimited choices.
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When I went to the 'Rush' audition, I was blown away by the script. I thought it was fantastic.
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People will say, 'Just one picture please.' That is how it starts. There is just one picture and then somebody else wants another. And when I say 'No' I feel guilty.
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My parents wouldn't have sent me out into the world with wool over my eyes. You have to be aware, or you'll be swallowed.
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It's very difficult to raise money, especially in the United States, for independent movies.
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All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
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He who would search for pearls must dive below.
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I don't talk about myself in the third person, and I laugh at people who do.
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When I post, I forget I’m famous. It’s a really bad thing.
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Listen to the sounds of nature. Wishing you the best on your trek towards your dreams.
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When I was doing 'Smile,' I was looking back at pictures of myself and going, 'Thank goodness I couldn't do the sprayed-bangs thing! Everybody's so embarrassed by that hairstyle now, but I was never cool enough to pull it off!'
