Patrick Ness Quotes
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I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!
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I could not write about 'ordinary people' because I am not in the least interested in them.
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The lesson of 'CSI' is: No matter what horrible things happen, nice policemen will turn up and fix everything and return it to the status quo.
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Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.
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I've been terrified of the water, and yet it seems I'm forced to go into in on every movie that I make.
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I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.
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If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
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I hate competition.
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I'm pretty proud of my film music in general.
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I can't really dress rock 'n' roll any more because I'm the wrong side of 40, but I want that to be the fashion.
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The German national character is a favorite subject of character experts, probably because the less mature a nation, the more she is an object of criticism and not of history.
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The harder I work, the luckier I get.
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In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state. It's become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment.
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There is nothing like singing a song that 20,000 people know and are singing back to you.
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Real riches are the riches possessed inside.
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If I'm not in shape, it feels like something is wrong. If I haven't been able to get to class for a while or I've been sick, I don't feel complete. It doesn't feel like the electricity is making its connections.
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As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time.
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There is a cultural movement in the white working class to blame problems on society or the government, and that movement gains adherents by the day.
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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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I think every family is dysfunctional, and some manage to control it better than others.
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I know personally the transforming power of the Word of God-it's changed my life.
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If you believe in justice, surely you believe in the hereafter, because this world is not just.
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Worst is the one who knows better and does nothing.
