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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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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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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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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I lived around the corner from Saul Bellow.
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People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll.
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I've always been a Nike person.
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In some ways, in the U.S. we don't know how to be. I think in a lot of ways America is about liberation and about change and progressive human relations. And because of that, I feel like that we're confused about who we're supposed to be and what it is that's supposed to satisfy us and make us feel fulfilled.
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Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.
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These are dangerous days we live in and you, the artists, are our last defense.
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I'll give him a run for his money.
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For the majority of people, though they do not know what to do with this life, long for another that shall have no end.
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And when I'm writing, I write a lot anyway. I might write pages and pages of conversation between characters that don't necessarily end up in the book, or in the story I'm working on, because they're simply my way of getting to know the characters
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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.
