Aliette de Bodard Quotes
We’ve discussed this before. Not just other people saying yes, but whether they mean it, or whether they’re just doing it because they’re afraid.
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Everyone is doing forensics.
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People get TV deals by doing something in their grandmother's basement. It is definitely the wave. Everybody is trying to do all that stuff. I mean, the Internet is the only reason that I've gotten work is because I've somehow created a line and people have seen it. And then I've been asked to auditions.
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Don't learn to do, but learn in doing. Let your falls not be on a prepared ground, but let them be bona fide falls in the rough and tumble of the world.
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Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?
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I make a mean cup of coffee, if you give me the right ingredients.
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I believe everyone should have healthcare. In all my correspondence - I've been saying for years - it's a right, not a privilege.
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You can't hate Britney Spears because, you know what, no matter what Britney Spears been doing, she's still on TV.
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I actually love doing comedy!
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I like writing about biology, not doing it.
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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Don't look for approval in what everyone else is doing; look for approval from Almighty God.
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When I was 16, I definitely burned a couple of bridges by saying, 'I won't do this!' I was not diplomatic about it. I came to a fitting and was like, 'I don't wear fur; cancel this show!'
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I'm loyal. I'm real. I'm not afraid to say what I'm thinking.
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I don't like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun.
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I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.
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Me being able to beat up Austin Powers? I mean, how great can that be?
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Because my parents are Indian, everybody speaks Hindi to me, and I have no idea what they are saying.
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The line between anime and regular animation is very difficult to cross, even for people who have been doing anime successfully for years.
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Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets.
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The Lampoon was definitely quite formative. You know there's a crazy like kind of network of comedy writers from The Lampoon that are, that kind of you know like Seinfeld and The Simpsons and a lot of shows kind of had a lot of kind of Lampoon writers and so that was very formative. I mean, to me I got interested in comedy writing at an early like reading like Dave Barry.
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You need to get outside of your comfort zone to write songs that are interesting, songs that are compelling, songs that are different from what other people are writing.
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Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.
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We’ve discussed this before. Not just other people saying yes, but whether they mean it, or whether they’re just doing it because they’re afraid.
