Patrick Ness Quotes
Why can't we learn to live with how we are? And whatever anybody chooses is okay by the rest of us?
Patrick Ness
Quotes to Explore
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Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
E. B. White
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I am a story-teller, and I look to academic research... for ways of augmenting story-telling.
Malcolm Gladwell
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Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
H. G. Wells
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I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.
Yoko Ono
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A good lie detector doesn't jump to conclusions but tries to understand the person across the table, her personality, and her motivations. Your goal as a lie spotter isn't to point the finger and say, 'You're lying' - your goal is to get to the truth.
Pamela Meyer
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As I see it, a green salad is an open invitation to carrots, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, and the sprouts that grow in jars on my kitchen counter.
Victoria Moran
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I've often reflected on this in the past weeks as I've been following the presidential campaign: Very often, I thought it would have been great for both of these guys to sit down and be force-fed a couple of dozen episodes of Star Trek.
Patrick Stewart
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I'm confident and really optimistic.
Saku Koivu
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As my other obligations are beginning to take an inordinate amount of time, I have asked to step down as WMG's board chairman, effective January 31, 2012. However, I will remain a director of the company and in that way, continue my association with Warner Music and its extraordinary people.
Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
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I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.
Nancy Reagan
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I'm like a packrat with work. I hoard my jobs.
Natalie Zea
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Sometimes stereotyping happens not because of any nefarious reasons but rather because people don't know who you are or where you come from, so they go for the broad strokes about you, your culture, your faith, all that.
Faran Tahir
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I'm very painful to deal with when I create a shoe.
Manolo Blahnik
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Lord, grant that my work increase knowledge and help other men. Failing that, Lord, grant that it will not lead to man’s destruction. Failing that, Lord, grant that my article in Brain be published before the destruction takes place.
Walker Percy
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When you wear the costumes in a period drama, you already feel like a different person - the clothes make you stand differently, change your posture, the way you walk. You really have to have stamina - you have two hours in hair and makeup, and then another hour to remove all that.
Jodie Comer
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First, this isn't about telecommuting, because we still have offices that people will come to regularly when they need to brainstorm together, meet with clients, or do research in the library.
Jay Chiat
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One should absorb the colour of life, but one should never remember its details. Details are always vulgar.
Oscar Wilde
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Why can't we learn to live with how we are? And whatever anybody chooses is okay by the rest of us?
Patrick Ness
