Kay Ryan Quotes
It’s hard not to jump out instead of waiting to be found. It’s hard to be alone so long and then hear someone come around. It’s like some form of skin’s developed in the air that, rather than have torn, you tear.
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It has been hard for me to find it, but I have found love.
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I think that we are all much closer to our childhood selves than we often think, so when we read about childhood, it can surprise us how immediate or moving it is, when perhaps those feelings are just there, waiting to be accessed all the time.
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Scientists have proven that it's impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I don't listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way of sinking into your feet.
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I have a ridiculous fear of sharks but I'd jump in the water in a second for an amazing role.
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I don't want to be a grown-up anymore; it's hard!
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New York grabbed me too hard, as did adulthood.
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Whenever I see a tree that is climbable, it must be climbed. Sometimes when I'm on a run, I'll just run up a tree, jump on a branch and swing off. My favorite tree, in Saratoga, gets me a good 75 feet up.
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Don't jump on a man unless he is down.
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It's hard to do a reality show when there's so much crying and drama.
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Being an indie queen, people think I have all these choices. Like I've just been sitting around waiting for the best indie film that I deem acceptable.
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When it comes to jump-starting the intricate machinery of recollection, there's nothing more effective than the scent of approaching death.
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My biggest luck was the Terry McMillan era, because what happened after the phenomenon of 'Waiting to Exhale' is that publishing woke up. They said, 'Wow. Black people do read.'
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With our Reserve and Guard units playing increasingly important roles in the war on terror and in Iraq, it is unacceptable to make them jump through any unnecessary hurdles.
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It's true - women want the fantasy. So give them romance - but without the desperation, wondering, and waiting you see in the movies.
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The best things in life are often waiting for you at the exit ramp of your comfort zone.
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'Vicky Donor' proved that the audience was waiting for well-scripted funny films.
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I've worked very hard to become comfortable with how death works and why it happens. I now know that death isn't out to get me.
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I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your yesterdays, no just for tomorrow, but in the here and now. Keep moving and forget the post mortems; and remember, no one can get the jump on the future.
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I would love to make a Brazilian film, but it would have to be something very close to my heart. It's such a personal thing, so I'd want to do my family proud. I'd want to do justice to Brazilian cinema. I think Brazilian cinema is brilliant. I would really love to do something, but I'm just waiting for the right thing.
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You don't have to be scared of me, because I am loyal. Why are people so scared of creative ideas and so scared of truth? All I want to do is do good.
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Sometimes I'll get a premise, you know, for a book. In fact, I get those quite often. And I don't commit to it until I really know the voice of that character. It's almost as if the character is speaking to me.
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When it's all said and done, I'm held responsible for our budget. If I had the latitude, there's nothing I would rather do than grant everybody's wishes. Unfortunately, I'm not in that position.
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It takes three years to be an overnight success, sometimes more.
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It’s hard not to jump out instead of waiting to be found. It’s hard to be alone so long and then hear someone come around. It’s like some form of skin’s developed in the air that, rather than have torn, you tear.
