Geoff Thompson Quotes
Writing has been challenging at times but that's where all the growth is. I know I'm in the right place if it's difficult. Something a British writer said to me once was: "If the project doesn't make him wobble, he doesn't take it." You have to be uncomfortable to grow.
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I sometimes read in a gossip column that I was at a party when I was in Europe at the time. It sometimes feels I've got a Doppelganger somewhere.
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I have big hands. I can't do the touch-screen thing. I'm a button guy. I want to press buttons.
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The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
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When I got a million subscribers, it just sort of snowballed from there because a lot more people show interest. They're like, 'Who's this? They've got a million subscribers; maybe I'll like their channel.'
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While girls average a healthy five hours a week on video games, boys average 13. The problem? The brain chemistry of video games stimulates feel-good dopamine that builds motivation to win in a fantasy while starving the parts of the brain focused on real-world motivation.
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As a woman, I've learned that having a uniform of your staples or setting your look and saying what distinguishes you - like red lips or hair or whatever - leaves so much time for the rest of the day.
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
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Life is one big love story with hundreds of little love stories within it.
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You may not be able to read a doctor's handwriting and prescription, but you'll notice his bills are neatly typewritten.
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Going back to my film education, I always have that voice in my head that's always screaming, 'Sell out!' And that's good: you want that, because it keeps you on your toes, and it's important to remember what's actually important.
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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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You don't have to be a bodybuilder to have strength in your muscles.
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If reincarnation is a useful biological idea it is certain that somewhere in the universe it will happen.
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The flaw in the statute is that in all its applications, it operates on a fundamentally mistaken premise that high solicitation costs are an accurate measure of fraud.
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I feel like acting is something I've been working towards longer. And it would be great to win a Grammy, of course, but for some reason, an Oscar speaks more to me.
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I loved rock and roll when that came in, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, all those great records. So I begged my mom and dad for a guitar, which eventually they did get me for Christmas, but it went out of tune very quickly, and it hurt my fingers.
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I thought 'Chelsea Girls' was going to change my life.
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There is a certain dignity to being French.
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I've always been drawn to dark stories. I enjoy reading Flannery O'Connor, Patricia Highsmith, and Margaret Mitchell.
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Real is the club of my heart, and I promised my grandfather that I would play there one day. I hope that it will happen.
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I've always loved horses. When I was younger, I competed in horse shows and did quite well.
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Nobody writes a book to get rich. It's like speaking.
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I want to reconnect to my animal life.
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Writing has been challenging at times but that's where all the growth is. I know I'm in the right place if it's difficult. Something a British writer said to me once was: "If the project doesn't make him wobble, he doesn't take it." You have to be uncomfortable to grow.
