Samantha Shannon Quotes
I have always been driven; I've always wanted to be published, and I wanted to make that happen, so I worked very hard. 'Perfectionist' would be a word to describe me.
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The trick to acting is not to show off, it's to think the thoughts of the character.
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The disappearance of MH370 has tested our collective resolve.
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Fame has become this obsession for people, which kind of creeps me out.
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Girls shouldn't throw away their lives. They have the opportunity to not have 25 children - to make something of themselves, and use their brains and creativity. I'm just thrilled about that.
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Once you are a model, you do have to fly a million red-eye flights, and you do have to entertain a different client every single day.
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It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents.
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I'm not strict on my calorie count; I just pay attention to my body.
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The main thing I've learned is that we all have to learn to work with - and appreciate - the brain we've been given, and not waste time wishing things were easier.
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I'm content with the fact that I made a decent effort. That's what I've always worried about: that I wouldn't try hard enough.
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A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
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I find myself frequently introducing myself to someone, saying that, you know, I've grown up black and biracial in the United States.
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Octavia Butler was more interested in writing a good story than in worrying about where to slot it.
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They're not shooting me for deserting the United Stated Army – thousands of guys have done that. They're shooting me for bread I stole when I was 12 years old.
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India is a democracy; it is in our DNA.
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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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I'm going to go to work out, and I'm going to enjoy it, and I'm going to eat really healthy. But I'm going to go to Vegas, and I'm going to stop at In-N-Out Burger, and then I'll be back on track.
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The Nobel Peace Prize has always been a joke - albeit a grim one. Alfred Bernhard Nobel famously invented dynamite and felt sorry about it.
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We think nothing of protecting consumers from faulty toasters or unsafe cars. Is it unreasonable to suggest that investors are entitled to information they can trust before investing their hard-earned money? I don't think it's unreasonable at all.
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I've had the same friends I've always had. I mean, I've lost a few over the years.
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There's great cars, and then there's Aston Martins. Same thing for the 1959 Les Paul - it's an authentic piece of art that can never truly be replicated, and its mysteries are special.
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The only power you have is the word no.
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If a teacher told me to revise, I thought that meant my writing was a broken-down car that needed to go to the repair shop. I felt insulted. I didn't realize the teacher was saying, 'Make it shine. It's worth it.' Now I see revision as a beautiful word of hope. It's a new vision of something. It means you don't have to be perfect the first time. What a relief!
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I have always been driven; I've always wanted to be published, and I wanted to make that happen, so I worked very hard. 'Perfectionist' would be a word to describe me.
