T. J. Perkins Quotes
A lot of the ups and downs for me, especially the downs, I feel like it came in a lot of indirect ways because I didn't appreciate what I had.
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I've always been very visceral in that I feel things very deeply.
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At some hotels, I feel like I have to be dressed to the nines - perfectly eccentric - to walk out the door.
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I think shortly after I got signed, it just started to dawn on me that I had something to say and that Yahweh put something in my heart to share with the world.
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I admire the world of the books and the characters that she's created, but I'm not an addict of Harry Potter. I don't feel possessive about it.
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William and I feel that every child deserves to be supported through difficult times in their lives.
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I was influenced when I was younger by the cartoon movies that Disney put out, like Cinderella and what not. I watched those movies over and over when I was younger and the music is ingrained into my head. Nowadays, I'm still humming the tunes. It taught me the fundamentals.
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As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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I just feel it's important to make sure that behind the scenes is as filled with diverse voices as in front of the scene is.
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I feel like I have so many stories basting in my mind, and they come busting out when they're ready.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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When you do scenes that are just exposition, they feel false.
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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Excessive speed and quantity are, like chattiness and digression, besetting sins of cyber-assisted authorship.
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I feel very strongly that young women have regressed a little bit. But I do get all preachy about it.
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Until I feel strong enough to pray sincerely and to act accordingly, I would rather not pray at all.
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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I simply can't wear an outfit if I don't feel that is right for me.
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I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running.
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Because of my childhood where I was constantly by myself, I always feel lonely. I have a lot of people that I absolutely love and I know love me but I can't get rid of that feeling of loneliness no matter who I'm with - even with my children.
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Golf is like life in a lot of ways - All the biggest wounds are self-inflicted.
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'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'
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Like Leibniz's possible worlds, most men are only equally entitled pretenders to existence. There are few existences.
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One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone to be fully vested in what they're doing, so everyone contributes whatever they're inspired to contribute. Our music is not about me; I contribute one part, one experience, and drummer Terreon Gully brings something completely different.
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A lot of the ups and downs for me, especially the downs, I feel like it came in a lot of indirect ways because I didn't appreciate what I had.
