Laurie Garrett Quotes
'Contagion' should serve as a wake-up call not only about the germs, but perhaps more importantly about the frailty of governance, nationally and worldwide.Laurie Garrett
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I would wait in line for anything to do with 'Doctor Who.'
Manny Coto -
I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
Fatima Sana Shaikh -
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
Salvador Dali -
I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
Saint Teresa of Avila -
When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
Dane Cook -
The idea of being at home and picking up kids from school and cooking dinner and then the husband comes home - there's something that seems really nice to me 'cause I never had that growing up. And it seems so enticing. But in my mind, I'm like, 'Well, I'll just play that in a movie and go about my own life, bizarre as it is.'
Dakota Johnson
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My beauty secret is... nothing! I don't drink too much water. I don't eat very well. Sometimes I cheat and grab some chocolate. The best thing is to eat what you want, but not very much.
Yoko Ono -
I want to win football games.
Victor Cruz -
I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.
Sade Adu -
You realize, no matter how great, books are not shows or movies; each operates on their own different rules. 'Game of Thrones' is no different. Being forced to come up with those scenes on short notice helped how we were viewing the show and forcing it to come into its own.
D. B. Weiss -
I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.
Naomie Harris -
'Twilight's got some avid - and rabid - fans.
Rachelle Lefevre
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I don't ever want to be a person that I'm not. A lot of girls fall into the trap where they are trying to impress other people, and that's the time when they lose themselves.
Kate Upton -
I just try to write entertaining books that are easily identifiable.
J. A. Konrath -
I think every professor and writer is in some way an exhibitionist because his or her normal activity is a theatrical one. When you give a lesson the situation is the same as writing a book. You have to capture the attention, the complicity of your audience.
Umberto Eco -
This job certainly doesn't win you a huge amount of friends, I accept that, but it is very enjoyable, and deep down I think it's probably quite a worthwhile job.
Ian Hislop -
People, when they come up to me, are like, 'Did we go to high school together? Or did I make out with you at sleepaway camp?' And oftentimes, yes, that is the answer, because I went to a giant high school and made out with everybody.
Adam Pally -
Whenever you do an animated project or a voice-over project it's inevitable that part of your personality comes into play.
Tara Strong
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I've always been a strong family advocate. I had a wonderful family growing up.
Cheryl Ladd -
Since kindergarten, I was the shortest kid in class. They always put me toward the front in school pictures, because you couldn't see me if I was in the back. It was kind of funny.
Laurie Hernandez -
I love scoring. Putting music to picture is a rewarding challenge and one that relies on interpretation of emotion - as in, what is the pivotal feeling in a scene and which character's point of view is driving it at any given moment?
Liz Phair -
We must continue to step in and stand up to resist reckless rhetoric and actions in a peaceful and forceful manner.
Gavin Newsom -
Only the refined and delicate pleasures that spring from research and education can build up barriers between different ranks.
Madame de Stael -
'Contagion' should serve as a wake-up call not only about the germs, but perhaps more importantly about the frailty of governance, nationally and worldwide.
Laurie Garrett