J. J. Abrams Quotes
When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.
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Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it.
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When you make a living from something, it changes your relationship with it.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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When you are performing in theater, you feel so connected to your audience. It's exhilarating!
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Stuffed vine leaves tend to burn and/or stick when you cook them. To avoid this, use a heavy based pan lined with a few layers of second-rate leaves.
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When you take risks and things don't go your way, you can be heavily criticised by the media.
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.
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You know, I haven't written as much as most other writers. Certainly maybe those who keep a more regular schedule accomplish more.
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In retrospect, I have devoted my scientific life mainly to the question to what extent infectious agents contribute to human cancer, trusting that this will contribute to novel modes of cancer prevention, diagnosis and, hopefully, later on, also to cancer therapy.
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At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
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To me, there is nothing more soothing than the song of a mosquito that can't get through the mesh to bite you.
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If something is personal to you, you are much more likely to act.
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The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology can bring. But you need to be able to move between those two different worlds.
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Our problem is not adopting reforms, which we will do without question. It is not reaching an objective, which we will meet. But it is finding an end to the recession.
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We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question.
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If you are an Arabic-speaking, Greek-Orthodox going to a French school it makes you deeply sceptical if you have to listen to three different accounts of the Crusades - one from the Muslim side, one from the Greek side and one from the Catholic side.
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You know in the West they support realistic forces.
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I had a couple of friends, but I was mostly the kid with his nose in a book.
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I never went to a university, and I am proud to say so because I don't think I have done too badly.
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I'm really at ease in being me and going all around the world playing music. But I do get a lift once we start. I'm humming stuff in the dressing room and smiling, looking at myself and making sure I don't have nose hair! But once I get really close to the stage, and the guys are doing the intro thing, I do get a pick-me-up.
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I can't say anything I don't love about Seattle.
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It'll work, if God, wind, leads, ice, snow, and all the hells of this damned frozen land are willing.
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When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.
