Tavi Gevinson Quotes
I am a feminist - I just think the label reflects my beliefs - but, you know, we say 'Rookie' is a website for teenage girls, not a feminist website for teenage girls. That's not because I'm not proud to call myself a feminist, but when you're calling attention to a project, you can very easily be pigeonholed by choosing certain identifiers.
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I did not support any more New York. I lived 10 years there, and after September 11, I felt very European. I did not share the opinion of people in the street, who were deeply influenced by what they heard in the media.
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If you fall off a horse, you get back up. I am not a quitter.
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There's something that happens with the collection of a large amount of data when it's dumped into an Excel spreadsheet or put into a pie chart. You run the risk of completely missing what it's about.
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I think that we are trying to put data communications, telecommunications and media communications together and be the No. 1 player there.
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Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.
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I don't mean to offend anybody, but I think that we get a lot of scientists now who are bent into a system, and we lose some of their boldness by that. Obviously, you have to learn the ropes, but I think it's important to do that without hammering out the radicalness that makes innovation happen.
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I'm not so sure I believe in dopplegangers. I just prefer to be Dane DeHaan.
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I've had two fights in my life. Both times I threw one punch, and both times I broke my hand! I really am a stranger to the world of fighting.
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We have gone through everything as a nation - partition, dictatorship, and even anarchy.
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I say I haven't lost my religion. I've lost my ideology.
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Bald is the new black!
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Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It's a product of stress and in my case over-work.
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I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it.
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You can't fake being a star. But you can also become a great personality.
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When I approach guys in certain situations and talk to them about Christ, they know that I'm speaking to them in a way that's real.
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Another symptom of progress toward the Singularity: ideas themselves should spread ever faster, and even the most radical will quickly become commonplace.
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What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.
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I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.
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I never had teenage years. I guess because I was seen to be more adult than anybody around me.
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Project Xanadu is essentially my trademark. It was originally, and has returned to my arms as that.
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I love to sleep. I'm an excellent, excellent sleeper.
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There's times when I just have to quit thinking... and the only way I can quit thinking is by shopping.
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A world without the United Nations or with a paralyzed United Nations would be far more costly to all of us and far more dangerous to peace and stability.
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I am a feminist - I just think the label reflects my beliefs - but, you know, we say 'Rookie' is a website for teenage girls, not a feminist website for teenage girls. That's not because I'm not proud to call myself a feminist, but when you're calling attention to a project, you can very easily be pigeonholed by choosing certain identifiers.
