Tamora Pierce Quotes
After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals.
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I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.
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I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party.
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Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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If people think they've found my biggest weakness, let them try to take advantage of it.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.
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Winston Cup and the Busch Series are two totally different leagues. You get put in different situations.
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I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.
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Being made in the image of God, man was the crown of creation.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be.
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I just kind of assumed that you do a movie and then you leave and you hop onto the next thing. I never thought that people are actually buddies.
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People are incredible creatures of habit.
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I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
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In 2009, I traveled to South Sudan with my organization PSI. While there, I visited a local school and met with a group of children who had formed a water club. The group learned about how to treat their drinking water and use proper hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating or after going to the bathroom.
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I lived around the corner from Saul Bellow.
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The ultimate end of your education was to make you a good wife.
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What would you do in order to marry Sophia Loren? I think anyone would become French to marry Sophia Loren. Love was more important than nationality. The cultural heritage of that country and my parents is so interlaced that it really doesn't matter that a piece of paper tells them they're French.
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It's hard to write music for specific things, because I'm always writing just to write.
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Surrounding yourself with people who are actively and enthusiastically working toward their best futures will keep you moving toward your own goals.
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Dialogue is generally the worst choice for exposition. When you're writing lines you need to focus on the way people actually talk. And when we talk to each other we never actually explain our terms. We don't say 'Sweetheart, would you pass me the sugar bowl, which we picked up for a song at that antique stall in Munich.'
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After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals.
