Patrick Modiano Quotes
I quickly realised that it is difficult to get started when writing a novel. You have this dream of what you want to create, but it is like walking around a swimming pool and hesitating to jump in because the water is too cold.
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Edie Sedgwick had a cool style; she pushed the envelope for the time.
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The scene that has raised the most objections in 'The Interview' is at the very end, when Kim's head dissolves into flames. To me, it feels gratuitous.
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As a mom, you do what you have to do without even thinking about it.
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When it comes to power, God Himself is the power. God often uses foolish things to confound the wise. That is why people like me will ever be grateful to God. In terms of knowledge, education and name, I am nowhere - a neglected stone.
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At school, I was a tomboy, and it would be me and all my guy friends.
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The Islamist ideology took decades to incubate within our communities, and it will take decades to debunk.
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Unlike the objective of far too many companies, manufacturing is not about a quick 'exit.' It is centered on long-term value creation.
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When we assess the impact of technological changes, we tend to downplay things that happened a while ago.
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I traveled a full two years with 'Language of Flowers.'
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When I got out of high school, I started breaking out. I tried everything from A to Z as far as seeing doctors and getting prescriptions. I even did home remedies, and I had no luck. A fan gave me Proactiv, and it cleared my skin, but there were too many steps. I lose everything, and I lost one of the products. My acne started to come back.
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It was always my dream to be part of MTV and make history.
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Jaipur, like Florence or Kyoto, other artisan-rich cities to which it roughly compares, has always been known for its craftsmanship.
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The question for immigration reform is not if we'll get it done, it's when we'll get it done. It's going to get done.
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Acting was all I ever really wanted to do.
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The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe.
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You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.
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I constantly work at maintaining balance. For me, my family comes first. If my family is taken care of, then everything else usually falls into place.
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Who has fully realized that history is not contained in thick books but lives in our very blood?
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Don't write the book you think publishers want to commission. Plenty of other writers will be doing the same thing.
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I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.
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God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.
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I tried softball and soccer. I just didn't take as much of a liking to it as I did sitting in a movie theater and watching people recreate a story, and doing it myself, as well.
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Even before the earthquake in Haiti, only half the country's population had a source of safe drinking water.
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I quickly realised that it is difficult to get started when writing a novel. You have this dream of what you want to create, but it is like walking around a swimming pool and hesitating to jump in because the water is too cold.
