Erin Maya Darke Quotes
I realized that I needed to know more about the business side of things. I don't like feeling uneducated about things, and feeling uneducated about my own business felt ridiculous.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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I discovered what it meant to 'live for Christ,' and that it honestly was something I wanted to do. The facts were there, and I could sense the Holy Spirit at work.
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All I know is stars and hits, you know what I mean? I don't just sign a guy because he has a hot record. I sign a guy because he's a star. He's a pillar of the community.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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In those days, even as a boy, I watched some people that I knew were living way beyond their means.
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Never judge a person if you don't know him.
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To be on the set with the actors, with the location, every day changes; every day something can go wrong.
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I resent ever being stereotyped.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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It's never been difficult for me to say no. I have never given excuses like I don't have dates. I have never over-quoted to avoid a project. I simply say that while the script might be good, I can't connect with it. My strategy is that while I wouldn't want anyone to waste my time, I shouldn't be doing that, either, with others.
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Man is a creative retrospection of nature upon itself.
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I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is.
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Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
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Charter schools have a far higher proportion of teachers who are not certified.
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Keyless entry in a car is something that we're used to. Somehow, the home has been very resistant to this. Some of it has to do with security, but today we know that technology, when things are invisible, is actually safer than physical artifacts.
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Governors normally have jurisdiction over public health emergencies, but a widespread biological attack would cross state boundaries.
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I have really long hair, so I don't cut it all that often. Sometimes, when I'm working, I just have the stylist on set trim it for me. I don't dye my hair. When I was a teenager, I dyed my hair five colors at one time. It was all different shades of red going from more orange to more purple. I thought I looked so cool.
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My wife says I'm only comfortable when there's a fight. And it's true. The thing that motivates me is struggle.
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In Washington, there's always an effort to label people.
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Believe it or not, the biggest obstacle for a business owner with any size business is the internal response to the question - 'Now what?' Often this question is followed by a - deer in the headlights - response, which is then followed by stagnation. Following stagnation comes fear.
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I think intellectualizing annoys me because it is the enemy of experience; you cannot experience the presence of God and analyze it at the same time. You can't analyze anything and experience it simultaneously.
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He's pretty darned good. I think he's as good as anyone in the county.
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I realized that I needed to know more about the business side of things. I don't like feeling uneducated about things, and feeling uneducated about my own business felt ridiculous.
