Lauren Bowles Quotes
I'm not completely vegan - my diet's probably about 80 percent plant based, but I do eat some meat. I try to know where everything comes from, though. And all bets are off if my husband and I go to a really great restaurant.
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When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading in earnest again, but also write a novel while my daughter slept in her Moses basket. Of course, I barely had time to keep up with my magazines until she started sleeping properly.
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All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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It's always fun to immerse yourself in a different time period.
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I don't think there is much value in trying to use the moon as a base to go to Mars. That's going into one gravity belt and having to get back out of it again. And the moon doesn't have a lot to offer as a resource base.
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I've always been a person who's been true to myself and true to others, and I'm not afraid to be honest.
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The most amazing set where I've shot 'Game of Thrones' is definitely Croatia, in Dubrovnik. It's such a stunning country with lots of good watersports there as well. Just a beautiful, beautiful place.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
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People tried to make me something that I wasn't at the beginning of my career.
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Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.
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By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown.
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Today is either the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning. Today we are making history.
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I always see where I didn't do things the right way. I only see the heavy lifting. That's a bit of my wisdom, if you want to call it that.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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A film set is the most comfortable place I could be in the world; that's what I know.
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It's good to have a title that's not just one word. If you're gonna title it, you might as well try and say something.
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I don't really see myself as an actor.
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I always send new writers to 'Writer's Digest Books' line-up of how-to books. I read them all when I was starting out, and they were very helpful.
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Sometimes it's learning how the play wants to function rather than imposing something on it. For me, that's the thrill in directing.
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I was in a state of gnawing, sensuous agitation that excited continually both blood and nerves when I sketched out the music for 'Tannhauser' and brought it to completion.
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Some archives and record offices are housed in your local museum or library; others have their own stand-alone building. Wherever they are, they are a treasure trove.
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it is through the ghost [writer] that the great gift of knowledge which the inarticulate have for the world can be made available.
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I'm not completely vegan - my diet's probably about 80 percent plant based, but I do eat some meat. I try to know where everything comes from, though. And all bets are off if my husband and I go to a really great restaurant.
