Patrick Ness Quotes
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Loyalty of the law-making power to the executive power was one of the dangers the political fathers foretold.
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To steal a term from one of my Twitter followers, 'Deathlok' is the 'anti-villain.' He's on the side of the bad guys, but he obviously doesn't want to be there.
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We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day, but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.
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I don't think I am evangelical in my work.
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We should honor Mother Earth with gratitude; otherwise our spirituality may become hypocritical.
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On average, our corps members stay in the classroom for eight years. But again, given the systemic nature of educational inequity, we know it is vital that some of our alumni take their experience outside the classroom.
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My abiding faith in the wisdom of our electorate is what gives me hope.
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Robots do not hold on to life. They can't. They have nothing to hold on with - no soul, no instinct. Grass has more will to live than they do.
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The process of rehearsal means you learn so much and really get the chance to develop your work on a character.
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It's nice to work with your own alma mater.
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Kids will ask us 'How do you become famous?' It's the wrong question. Focus on the craft, not on the fame.
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I think for the last fifteen, twenty years or so, Hollywood has underestimated the appeal of the Western. I think there is still a huge market.
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Working with Jack Albertson was one of my great joys.
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Roma come before everything else.
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History is laden with belligerent leaders using humanitarian rhetoric to mask geopolitical aims. History also shows how often ill-informed moralism has led to foreign entanglements that do more harm than good.
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My current companion, Gerard de Battista, is the father of my two sons.
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We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still believe that one can learn to play the piano by mail and that mud will give you a perfect complexion.
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When I lived in Los Angeles, I used to live in the Hollywood Hills, behind Grauman's Theater, and I'd always hit the matinees.
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The first award that I recall having received was in the form of a scholarship when I was studying in the 5th standard. I was granted this scholarship for achieving academic excellence, and it continues to be one of the high points in my life.
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I read in the paper that I'd slashed my wrists. But I didn't.
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Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?
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But again, I remain optimistic that the impact on energy from these two events will be limited.
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Experience teaches us that when "everyone" comes to the same conclusion, that conclusion is just about always wrong.
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Here I am. Here we are. Here we go. Here is all that matters.
