George L. Carlson Quotes
If you don't know how to look, you'll end up putting down the wrong things, which only dilutes or cancels the power of your artwork.
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I will not contest my parliamentary seat in a sad election that will not produce a Parliament capable of endorsing a realistic reform agenda for Greece.
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Becoming a model was very counter-culture for my background, which is hyper-liberal, academic and feminist.
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I was gonna go broke if I didn't get things turned around real fast.
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My dream job was to work in an ice cream shop. Two weeks and five pounds later, I realized it wasn't for me. For many years, I had planned to be a corporate lawyer. As luck would have it, other than a summer internship, I didn't end up doing that either.
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Louie and Seabiscuit were both Californians and both on the sports pages in the 1930s. I was fascinated. When I learned about his World War II experiences, I thought, 'If this guy is still alive, I want to meet him.'
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As in any war, there have been dreadful mistakes and civilian casualties. The difference is when Israelis kill innocents they apologize; when Hezbollah kills innocents they celebrate.
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School choice is the civil rights issue of the 21st century.
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It is a tremendous honor to be named poet laureate, but one that I find humbling as well, because it's the kind of thing that makes me feel like - even as it's been bestowed upon me - I must continue to live up to what it means... Being the younger laureate in the age of social media is a new challenge.
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I love Dexter. I love Top Chef. I can't wait for it to come back. I love Friday Night Lights. I think TV is in a great place right now. It's definitely getting better and better. I think there is some of the most complete writing for women and female characters, they're done in television production and not really film production.
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At a really young age, I decided I was never going to feel helpless, I was never going to feel weak around a man, and I was never going to rely on anyone.
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Humility is not weakness, but strength under control
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I'd love to do a superhero movie, like a remake of Wonder Woman.
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...candid still photography had taken over... What was interesting was that the photographs came without any intention of instructing you... You're like a cat looking out the window. You don't have to even know what you're watching, but you're watching it, and you're watching it very accurately.
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Make the right decision even when nobody's looking and you will always turn out okay.
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Biological diversity is the key to the maintenance of the world as we know it... Eliminate one species, and another increases to take its place. Eliminate a great many species, and the local ecosystem starts to decay.
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Obstacles come to instruct, not obstruct.
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I had no idea how to get guys to notice me. I still don't. Who cares?
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I think giving is a blind act that should come from a part of me that sees no discrimination (that's why I called it "blind").
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I'm not much of a distance runner, more of a sprinter.
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If you do not run your subconscious mind yourself, someone else will run it for you.
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If you don't know how to look, you'll end up putting down the wrong things, which only dilutes or cancels the power of your artwork.
