Patrick Ness Quotes
The green things of this world are just wondrous, aren’t they?” his mother went on. “We work so hard to get rid of them when sometimes they’re the very thing that saves us.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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The trick to acting is not to show off, it's to think the thoughts of the character.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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As an author, I really hate a reader like me. There's no loyalty.
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The phrase 'mad as a hatter' was coined because hat makers were poisoned by the high levels of mercury used in felt processing; these workers developed a strange, uneven gait as well as strange alterations in their personalities - traits that resembled mental instability.
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I think a woman gets more if she acts feminine.
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In some ways, with the security challenges this country has faced, we have had to put in rules and regulations for business to be able to sustain their growth and create jobs.
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Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.
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Working with 50 Cent was great, you know what Im saying? It was just great to work with 50 Cent.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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People have given me the freedom and believe in me enough to say if I want to do these things that I will find a way to make it work. I don't know if they think I'm crazy, drug damaged or just an old weirdo.
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It's a very hard industry, and it's very cold. It's loving for when you have a hit record, but when you don't have anything going on, there's really not much support.
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The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower.
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Common man is always benefited by a rate cut.
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Ever since I was a kid, I've wanted to set a time that nobody can touch for many years.
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What makes me sad about school is that the people who are unhappy are unhappy because they don't believe it will change. And I just want to say: 'It does! High school ends and it's over.' I will tell anyone that it's OK to be unhappy at school, make lots of mistakes and then it will be over.
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As members of society, we should always be pushing our girls to strive to be the best and to speak up and out about issues we see.
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I always say to people that I left hip-hop in '97, meaning that I departed from listening to predominately hip-hop and just started really getting into records from the late '60s, early '70s. And once I made that change, I realized how much great music was made back in the day, and it started to become apparent how much we've lost in music.
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I get to wake up every day and create music. And even when it's a tough moment as far as career ups and downs, it's always something you're passionate about, and it's a beautiful way to spend your life.
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The green things of this world are just wondrous, aren’t they?” his mother went on. “We work so hard to get rid of them when sometimes they’re the very thing that saves us.
