Jen Selinsky Quotes
When people use you, it does not feel very good. But when God uses you for His purpose, it's the gretest feeling in the world!
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I know from growing up in the spotlight, as it were, that the most important thing is your family.
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A leader is admired, a boss is feared.
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I was the first one in my family to go away to college. I came from a small town where there was no guidance in the high school at all. It was a mill town, and I never knew anyone who made their living from the arts. When you did go away to college, you went away to be something - an engineer, or a teacher, or a chemist.
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There was one man in the Labour government, Robin Cook, whom I had a very high regard for. He had the courage to speak out and to resign over Iraq. He was an admirable man. But resignation over a matter of principle is not a very fashionable thing in our society.
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It's super dope when you connect with something personally.
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We keep score in life because it matters. It counts. It matters. Too many people opt out and never discover their own abilities because they fear failure. They don't understand commitment.
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My great inspiration has always been Studs Terkel, who is a wonderful American oral historian. He was a radio DJ at first, interviewed a lot of jazz musicians, and at some point started to interview Americans about work.
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I studied writing at university, and I actually majored in screenwriting. Then I went to work as a bookseller and then as a sales rep and publicist and then various editorial jobs until I ended up with HarperCollins in Australia.
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Originally, I was against gay marriage because I was opposed to all marriage, being an old-fashioned gay bohemian. The straight people I knew in the sixties were very much opposed to it. I was, too, and it was never a possibility for gays, but when I saw how opposed the Religious Right was to it, I thought it a fight worth fighting.
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One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.
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When I saw the first I couldn't believe I was in another great movie that would be made into a trilogy. This movie is quite visible and I think it will stand the test of time. I think kids and parents will love this movie for a long time.
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I love to be surprised.
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Love comes in far more shapes and sizes than what the family-values crowd condones, of course.
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When you develop a reputation for being responsive and generous, an ever-expanding mountain of requests will come your way.
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All of us have a 'voice' inside where all inspired thoughts come from. When I talk to children and aspiring writers, I always ask them to turn off the TV and listen to that voice inside them.
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It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.
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Sites like Funny or Die and College Humor are great, but I'd say it's appealing to 80% men and 20% women.
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Hours of research can cut months of field work.
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Up-tempo or slow tempo, I don't feel that one is better than the other.
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The responsibility for violence lies with those who perpetrate it.
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Trying to trade during a losing streak is emotionally devastating. Trying to play 'catch up' is lethal.
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When people use you, it does not feel very good. But when God uses you for His purpose, it's the gretest feeling in the world!
