Lily Koppel Quotes
In our era of celebrity, where every life is made public through email, blogs and Facebook, one of the greatest oddities may be that there is not a livelier discussion about the individual's basic need for a more private space.
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I think a lot of young girls see actresses, and they think of red carpets, and they think of 'Us Weekly,' and they don't really think about the breaking down of a script and what that requires and what you would need to pull it off.
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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You must avoid giving hostages to fortune, like getting an expensive wife, an expensive house, and a style of living that never lets you aford the time to take the chance to write what you wish.
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The trouble is that, while my parents were great when they were apart, they were terrible together.
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I love wrestling, but to wrestle just one style for the rest of my life seems like it would really hold me down creatively.
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You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
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I just can't think how I would go on without children having lost Edith already... It's too upsetting for me to write about them. Naturally, I still hope, and wait, wait, wait.
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Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
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I was a big fan of Indiana Jones; then I realized he was kind of a fake hero. The real heroes are the people who work hard and do their stuff right, like firefighters and policemen.
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Textbooks are going to remain a key part of learning. They just need to go digital, become more interactive and they need more analytics.
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I don't think any media has to feel obliged to show the cover of 'Charlie Hebdo.'
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I work in a business of extremes, so when you are with someone who is very calm and logical, it's a great kind of balance to have.
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You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.
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When I first read 'The River,' I had theories on what it was about, but once we got into rehearsal, I realized it's much simpler: It's about how human beings try to connect. The play holds a mirror up to the audience, and they take from it what's relevant to their lives.
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If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart.
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American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
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I remember immediately - immediately - feeling like, 'I don't want to play 'We Are Young' when I'm 35. I don't want to be defined by this.'
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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When you hurry you're more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you're not quick you can't get things done.
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A physicist looks for causes; that does not necessarily imply that there are causes everywhere. A man may look for gold without assuming that there is gold everywhere; if he finds gold, well and good, if he doesn't he's had bad luck. The same is true when the physicists look for causes.
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While I've written in the POV (point of view) of adolescent characters before... I never have had to create novels in which those characters not only drive the plot, but also are instrumental in resolving whatever issue the plot deals with.
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Life is full of challenges and surprises.
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We all seek purpose in life. Most of us wonder how we can make a positive difference during our brief time on earth. But asking and doing are different things.
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In our era of celebrity, where every life is made public through email, blogs and Facebook, one of the greatest oddities may be that there is not a livelier discussion about the individual's basic need for a more private space.
