Elizabeth Scott Quotes
Talking about someone who makes you happy actually makes you happy. Being happy makes you want to talk, to go over everything, to share it so you can remember it all over again.
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I can't speak for other people, but for me, I feel like gone are the days that you need to come out of a closet. I never felt like I was in a closet. I never did. I always felt comfortable with who I am and the decisions I made.
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I lead a normal life and I don't assume there is anything I can impart to people. The only reason to write a book would be to make money, and I don't want to do that. To write a book would be going against how I've lived.
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I know what it is like to fear violence. I understand the adrenalin rush that comes before violent confrontations. I write my scripts from an emotional point of view and direct so the audience can experience this adrenalin rush.
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I just wish that people will be kinder to me when I pass away.
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I want to be different and have a good story. If it's a good story, then everybody is trying to tell it, everybody is better for it, and it's just more fun.
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Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.
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I didn't have any friends, and I never went to the class parties.
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I'm a huge Wonder Woman fan - I have about 12 coffee mugs at home!
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If you believe in a cause, you must be willing to put yourself on the line for that cause.
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Well, the thought that everybody might have a personal computer at their desk or their home was certainly not on the mainstream of anybody's activity at that time.
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The gospel music and doo-wop is what has informed me personally.
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Senegal needs to free itself, to rediscover its democracy.
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Today, a nation ringed by walls would only imprison itself.
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We have every reason to rejoice when there are so many gains and when favorable conditions abound on every hand. The end is not yet in sight, but it can not be far away. The road before us is shorter than the road behind.
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Find what you like, and let it kill you.
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Wealth is a great sin in the eyes of God. Poverty is a great sin in the eyes of man.
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'I agree with you. It is here a family affair. It is a poison that works in the blood - it is intimate - it is deep-seated. There is here, I think, hate and knowledge…'
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I think kindness is actually under-rated. Especially with Silicon Valley - and probably in business in general - it's seen as being a pushover or ineffective as a leader.
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I like all of the books I work on to be ones you can pick up without knowing the entire history of the character, because then, not only can you enjoy it as is, but it encourages you to look into the history of that character and their world.
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My goal in coming to General Motors was to help restore profitability, build a strong market position and position this iconic company for success. We are clearly on that path.
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You know the circus performer who spins the plates in the air you know, and he'll spin six or seven plates in the air? Acting sometimes is kind of that guy spinning all those plates in the air but in your head and in your body.
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In early childhood, children develop a set of symbols that 'stand for' things they see in the world around them... Children are happy with symbolic drawing until about the age of eight or nine... when children develop a passion for realism. Our schools do not provide drawing instruction. Children try on their own to discover the secrets of realistic drawing, but nearly always fail and, sadly, give up on trying.
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A lot of my favourite books - I should say, not much happens in the books! It's much more about the points of view of the author more than anything else.
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Talking about someone who makes you happy actually makes you happy. Being happy makes you want to talk, to go over everything, to share it so you can remember it all over again.
