Patrick Ness Quotes
I try to avoid describing one interpretation of my books. Of course I have an opinion. I have things I want to say, but I don't ever want to limit anybody, to have them say, 'Oh, he said this, so that's what it's about.' I'm happy people bring their own stuff to it.
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When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.
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All I can start with is what moves me and feels like a great challenge as an actor and I think is saying something unusual or irreverent or human - honest in some way.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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Any conception of human well-being you could plausibly have, the Taliban patently fails to maximize it.
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Some people are used to having things done for them by her parents, I am not. I can do it myself.
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I wouldn't just have other people write songs and me go out and sing it. I would sit down with a guitar and write 11 or 12 good songs for an album and that is gonna take a long time.
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It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.
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All previous populist movements were demanding things from governments, whereas the Tea Party is saying, 'Give us less, go away.' That's heartening to see.
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If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
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Israeli citizens deserve full-time ministers.
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Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature. Our most difficult job was to develop the cartoon's unnatural but seemingly natural anatomy for humans and animals.
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In India, by and large, women are not educated enough to be bread winners and, within the moorings of traditional cultures, do not have the courage and the capacity to leave the matrimonial home. Given the inequality prevalent in family structures, the woman's right to opt out is suicidal.
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In England we have come to rely upon a comfortable time-lag of fifty years or a century intervening between the perception that something ought to be done and a serious attempt to do it.
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The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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Every poor designer can go with things that are popular at the moment.
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War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.
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I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
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I believe that we should be able to marry whom ever we choose. As long as both people are willing... I say go for it!
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The older I get and the more iconic the piece, I believe that it's wise to watch a bit and become inspired and take moments that feel so connected to the story and also connected to me that I feel like I can make a part of my own performance.
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When I finally make up my mind that I want to do something, it's never been hard for me to do.
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Players are ready to play, We're not on strike. It's a lockout.
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So I'm not even sure that he's President of the United States... neither are many of our military people now, who are going to court to ask the question 'Do we have to obey a man who is not qualified under the constitution.
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I try to avoid describing one interpretation of my books. Of course I have an opinion. I have things I want to say, but I don't ever want to limit anybody, to have them say, 'Oh, he said this, so that's what it's about.' I'm happy people bring their own stuff to it.
