Lee Gutkind Quotes
Creative non-fiction is such a liberating genre because it allows the non-fiction writer, whether he or she be journalist or essayist, to use all of the techniques of the fiction writer and all of the ideas, creative approaches, that fiction writers get a chance to use, but they have to use it in a true story.
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My father got me involved in the game when I was four years old.
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I feel like, for me, different environments are very important to me creatively. I think it's my norm to be on the move.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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In 2009, during my inaugural address, I expressed the importance of unprecedented partnerships. Since then, Utah's government, business, and education leaders in communities statewide have worked together more frequently and with better results than ever before.
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Corruption is in society and in every strata of society.
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I don't get nothing but love. In every ghetto all over the world. Nothing but love. They respect that I came outta there and I'm doing it the right way. You can't do nothing but respect that.
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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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I investigated post-traumatic stress disorder. I've been to a unit where people are suffering from it, and I read a lot of literature. I looked at footage of soldiers in the combat zone. I found 'Restrepo' to be unbelievably useful.
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Some people think electronic music is cold, but I think that has more to do with the people listening than the actual music itself.
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A lot of actors and actresses pull from past experiences.
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I have heard nothing from my friends at The Family Guy. Yeah, I heard that they got picked up again and all that good stuff, but I haven't heard anything yet. But, you know, I'm very elusive and hard to contact.
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No two wars are identical.
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We always hear from newspapers that while people understand the environmental challenge, they are unwilling to stomach the solutions. The trouble is, we only ever hear about the solutions from the media, and for whatever reason, they are almost always caricatured beyond recognition. If there's no appetite for green, it's not surprising.
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I do not know You, God, because I am in the way. Please help me to push myself aside.
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I've found that people get particularly frustrated and shut down when women in fiction are disgusting or disordered.
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I do want people to see me as a well-rounded actress, not just someone who plays in 'Turtle' movies.
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When television came along, I'd already done more than 10 years of radio work and I thought everyone would want me. I sat around waiting for the phone to ring - and it didn't.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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Richard III is not likeable. Macbeth is not likeable. Hamlet is not likeable. And yet you can't take your eyes off them. I'm far more interested in that than I am in any sort of likeability.
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You sell more when you stop selling.
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I want to try and get better in every facet of the game.
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Does that mean we should give up? Probably. But there are two issues worth considering. The first is - is it really true that drugs destroy the integrity of the game?
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Creative non-fiction is such a liberating genre because it allows the non-fiction writer, whether he or she be journalist or essayist, to use all of the techniques of the fiction writer and all of the ideas, creative approaches, that fiction writers get a chance to use, but they have to use it in a true story.
