Tavi Gevinson Quotes
I'd like 'Rookie' to be a helpful resource, but I never want it to be too prescriptive. Hopefully, it also makes the reader feel encouraged to think for herself.
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I want variety. I certainly don't want any kind of hype if I can avoid it. I'm trying to play parts which are a little more out there, but I want variety, I suppose, because - like a lot of people - I'm easily bored.
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People tweet before they think, and it becomes obsessive.
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I think the mental victory is worth it as much as a gold medal.
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I grew up in different parts of Africa. I grew up in Mozambique and places like that. I've been in South Africa many times.
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I think lots of actors are very nervous and shy. I know lots of them who are, and some who aren't of course.
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I don't like celebrities; I don't hang out with them; I don't relate to that life.
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I must be like the princess who felt the pea through seven mattresses; each book is a pea.
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Well, only Japanese may understand it, but I'm like a goat or something that likes high places.
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At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
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I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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The only thing I've kind of missed is finding a really good western that I want to do, because I watched westerns a lot.
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I reject the insurance model. I think we should have a free-market approach to healthcare.
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When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster.
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Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
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I want a platform that, like a book or a magazine, I can carry into the bath or leave at the beach.
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I always think the most romantic books or films are the ones where the romance doesn't happen, because it makes your heart ache so much watching it.
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Of course it would depend on the project, but I don't think I could ever separate myself from my aesthetic.
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You want to know what judicial activism is? Judicial activism is judges imposing their policy preferences on the words of the Constitution.
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I try to work on all aspects of my game, whether it be run, pass. I think you can never stop growing, and I definitely take that mindset. You've just got to keep on grinding.
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Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, and yet so many Americans are left to fight this battle without the coverage, support, and resources they need.
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The first approximation in this future that we're looking at is that everyone will be physically well off. They will have a great abundance in material goods, and I think that will soften some of the conflicts we see now.
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You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble. You have to know when to be hard and you have to know when to be soft.
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To be proactive is to educate yourself and get the word out via social media, or through one of the many animal-welfare organizations around the world, and by signing petitions, starting your own campaigns, rescuing and fostering animals, organizing cleanups, recycling, volunteering at your local animal shelter, going to eco-tourist destinations or photo safaris. This will help get the word out to the masses, and hopefully, this will bring more awareness and more compassion to animal welfare.
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I'd like 'Rookie' to be a helpful resource, but I never want it to be too prescriptive. Hopefully, it also makes the reader feel encouraged to think for herself.
