Ally Carter Quotes
But the downside of being con artist is that it very hard to con. Even if the lies you tell are to yourself.Ally Carter
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I loved every place I lived and traveled. London, Paris, Rome, Venice. I fell hard for Central America and Mexico. In each country, I had fantasies that I could live there.
Frances Mayes -
I don't take fancy vacations. I buy all my jewelry at Claire's. I can't remember the last time I went out to a fancy dinner. My family lives in a modest two-bedroom apartment, and my kids share a bedroom. But I do have one extravagant vice: shoes.
Nancy Lublin -
The life of an actor is never one to get comfortable.
Jack McBrayer -
I'm a self-taught musician aside from what I've been able to pick up from other players.
Walter Becker China Crisis -
A great byproduct of a TV show, movie, or play is when it can act as a catalyst for someone.
Jack Falahee -
I love performing in front of an audience. I like the questions; I like controversy.
T. C. Boyle
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I listen to a lot of jazz. I'm a big Sinatra geek. I love Chet Baker.
Eddie Marsan -
I can tell you that my family in the absolute worst of times has seen the absolute best in people. And, that has given us more strength than could ever imagine.
Taya Kyle -
We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that.
J. J. Abrams -
What I've learned is sometimes it's good not to have all the same actions and have all the same takes. The variety you provide gives the director later on in post-production the ability to construct a more interesting performance as he puts the movie together.
D. B. Sweeney -
There's a logic today that places a greater value on celebrity the less it is accompanied by actual achievement. I don't think it's possible to touch people's imagination today by aesthetic means.
J. G. Ballard -
My generation were all careerists.
Zaha Hadid
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I wouldn't want to be President now!
Pat Robertson -
Contemporary literature in the West has shown some signs of ethical change.
Lafcadio Hearn -
She can’t help her red skin, and she isn’t heathen. In fact, she’s a Baptist, which is almost like being Christian, only louder.
Orson Scott Card -
Teaching children to debate without teaching children to listen is divorce training.
Warren Farrell -
Total commitment is the common denominator among all successful men and women.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam -
If people take any notice of what we say, we say we've been through the drug scene, man, and there's nothing like being straight.
John Lennon The Beatles
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I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.
Haile Gebrselassie -
Today, computers hold out the promise of a means of instant translation of any code or language into any other code or language. (p. 80)
Marshall McLuhan -
What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
Igor Stravinsky -
As an actor - like an artist - you have to ask, "Why do I choose a certain moment to play something a certain way?" It's organic to who we are.
Tom Cruise -
Their smiles are lies. Most smiles are.
Kiersten White -
But the downside of being con artist is that it very hard to con. Even if the lies you tell are to yourself.
Ally Carter