Lev Grossman Quotes
Supposedly I've got traces of an English accent, though I can't hear it. I must have inherited it from my mother, who's English, and then I think it was exacerbated by the fact that I live with an Australian.
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To grow up knowing you're loved is astounding. It's a huge gift to a child.
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The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again.
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All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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If someone has failed, that is not a deficiency for me. I think that he has more motivation. I've seen many examples where someone was successful first and failed later and failed first and then succeeded. If they failed in an honest way, I don't see it as a deficiency.
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Turning 18 is a big deal.
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There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
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There is a restaurant in L.A. called Crustacean, which is very famous for its garlic crab. Well, I can make garlic crab better than Crustacean. My sauce is so good you'll want to dip your bread in it, put it on your egg omelet, in your cereal, and in everything else.
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I will say that rowing in the first Olympics was probably one of the most proud moments in my life. What I enjoy about the sport is that it's definitive. Nobody can take away from the fact that you're an Olympian. It's indisputable. You get there on merit and merit alone.
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But all bubbles have a way of bursting or being deflated in the end.
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It's the way you ride the trail that counts.
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I really like clever men who challenge you.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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I'm unemployable in any other capacity.
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OK, I'm happy. I'm happy. All right? I'm happy.
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The 3-point shot has created a situation in the game akin to 'Lotto' fever.
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When I'm working in the studio, I like to be on my own because I don't know where I'm going; I want to be completely free to spend lots of time on songs.
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I read my first P.G. Wodehouse when I was 12.
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I'm a performer. I do comedy and music, and I blend them together. My band is 'Nasty Delicious!'.
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It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.
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It's really so depressing to be still listed in the Social Register after all the acting I've done.
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Having portrayed English-speaking Indian characters in British and American projects, I have always wanted to use my mother tongue in an Indian film.
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Supposedly I've got traces of an English accent, though I can't hear it. I must have inherited it from my mother, who's English, and then I think it was exacerbated by the fact that I live with an Australian.
