Tamora Pierce Quotes
Anyone who tells you they don't need to rewrite, they're usually the ones who need it worst.
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I entered Harvard Medical School knowing nothing of research.
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During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes.
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Reading allows me to recharge my batteries.
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I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it, and I feel guilty saying that, but it's the truth. I love my work, but it ain't easy.
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We ought to have more women in various management positions, because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home.
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Matching shoes and bags immediately age you by 10 years.
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Man's idea of God, and a God's collusion, is an essential part of the equation to wage war.
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'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
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The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.
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The entertainment industry is vast and is a reflection of the society we live in.
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The lesson of 'CSI' is: No matter what horrible things happen, nice policemen will turn up and fix everything and return it to the status quo.
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I think any branding for me is band-related. It's really weird to get used to the exposure, because I am a naturally introverted person, and I'm not exactly social. Occasionally I can get comfortable enough to talk, but I spend a lot of my days not talking, especially when I'm at home and not on tour.
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Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders from their campaign paymasters and their future employers. The money of vested interest nullifies genuine voter choice and trust.
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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I'm drawn to villains that are three-dimensional and raw and that I can kind of see in my own life.
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The thing I love about vampires that I find so fascinating is that, unlike other sci-fi creations, they aren't monsters from the get-go, they're human beings first... and so what kind of human you are would dictate what kind of vampire you would be.
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I got typecast early in my career as the guy who is very intense. Once you get into a certain mold, people see you that way, as much as it's disproved time and again.
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I love work where I can find out more about the world and its history.
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I was desperate to go back to New York and when 9/11 happened, I feared moving to the bulls-eye and that was very hard because I have a lot of family there and I really had to question what I didn't like about this community.
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I don't regard James Bond precisely as a hero, but at least he does get on and do his duty, in an extremely corny way.
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Once you understand that listeners want to be challenged, then you also understand that you can't take shortcuts.
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I made a commitment... both to myself and to some supporters to carefully consider a run for the Liberal leadership for the Liberal Party of Canada.
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Maybe since I was 35 years old it was time to go upstairs.
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Anyone who tells you they don't need to rewrite, they're usually the ones who need it worst.
