Lauren Willig Quotes
When I'm in heavy-duty writing mode, there's something great about reading a series. Soothing, but not distracting too much.
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Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.
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People are getting careers from YouTube and uploading videos. And they're totally different - you can't necessarily be funny on a video, and then all of a sudden you're live in a theater. You don't have the tools yet. It's a lot more involved to go from being funny on a little iPhone screen to being live in front of people and being funny.
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When I was younger, I felt pressure to become someone else once I became successful.
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Though social eugenics was discredited long ago, we still often think of the genome in quasi-eugenic terms. When we read about the latest discovery of a link between a gene and a disease, we imagine that we've learned the cause of the disease, and we may even think we'll get a cure by fixing the gene.
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The hardest thing about being an unpublished writer is that there's always that voice in your head that asks if you're really being a fool. You might just really stink and not know it. You have to have a lot of blind faith in the process. You have to like it so much that you're going to do it anyway.
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Newspapers are busily experimenting with different models. Traditionally, and I suspect in hindsight very mistakenly, online news was free. And once given free access readers felt it was their entitlement.
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The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
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Bolivar's legacy has always been a part of the Venezuelan/Latin American imagery, especially in the countries that he liberated or he helped to liberate. He's been a very prominent figure.
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If you live in New York or L.A., and you're liberal, and you're playing to a liberal crowd, it's almost like a rally... it's not edgy.
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If you so choose, even the unexpected setbacks can bring new and positive possibilities. If you so choose, you can find value and fulfillment in every circumstance.
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The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
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I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.
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I feel crazy that me sticking with my dreams actually worked. It's wild and incredible.
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I love it and really, really enjoy weight training. I love free weights. I find it really rewarding.
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It's so easy to look foolish online.
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In the '90s, I wouldn't have been a supermodel.
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I'm pretty cautious and not very athletic, so I've only had really dumb injuries, like sprained ankles and allergic reactions. I did have to go to the hospital after slicing my finger while trying to cut a Kaiser roll in half.
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I naturally favour a clean, healthy diet. A salad sandwich is one of my favourite meals!
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One of the goals of education should be to teach that life is precious.
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Figure skating is such an individual sport, but to have a teammate on the podium with you is unbelievable.
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I drive a car, like an adult. Not brilliantly. I'm not great.
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The stuff I did in 'Rescue Me' was great. It gave me the opportunity to play comedy, and Denis Leary was the first one to take a chance with me. And from that experience, we had a comedy pilot that we did that I was going to play the lead in. And then 'Person of Interest' came along. They're all new experiences.
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I have a great belief in not doing anything unless I'm passionate about it.
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When I'm in heavy-duty writing mode, there's something great about reading a series. Soothing, but not distracting too much.
