Andy Weir Quotes
Eventually, while researching, you'll learn something you didn't want to know. Some fact that ruins a plotline you had in mind. The good news is that sometimes, learning all the facts can make for a much more interesting story than you originally had in mind.
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I'm not comparing myself at all to him, but I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know.
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Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected.
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Every quirky girl doesn't have to be the best-friend character. It's a very limiting and self-fulfilling prophecy. People only write things that will get green-lit, so they write to those stereotypes.
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My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school.
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One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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What I like about Oxford is how small it is; it's really more of a big town than a city.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I went to college there was Robert Hill who took me there and he showed me what hard work and determination would do if you put forth the effort and you take a little time.
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For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.
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I drink Diet Coke from the minute I get up to the minute I go to bed.
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I don't mind being described as vanilla in certain ways.
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There is only one way... to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.
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I feel like my competition is everything else that's competing for people's attention, not just other print magazines, newspapers and cable. It's your kid's report card and the games you want to play, all the things that compete for people's time.
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If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors.
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I think that all stereotypes sort of begin with truth. I think that the only problem is if that's the only place that you go.
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People sometimes mistake being serious with being taken seriously.
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The thing I hate most in acting is asking permission to do things. What you really want to do is say, 'This is my need; this is what's going to get me further; this is what's going to be alive. I don't ever say, 'Do you mind if...?' I just come in and do it.
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My father was a master of the cutting insult.
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Our libraries are valuable centers of education, learning and enrichment for people of all ages. In recent years, libraries have taken on an increasingly important role. today's libraries are about much more than books.
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When you compete with a person, you only have to be as good or better than the person to win. If you compete with yourself, there is no limitation to how good you can be.
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I'm often asked what I think about the faith of the President George W. Bush. I think it is sincere. I think it's very real. I think it's deeply held.
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Every artist is supposed to get emotional. You're painting pictures of emotions.
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Eventually, while researching, you'll learn something you didn't want to know. Some fact that ruins a plotline you had in mind. The good news is that sometimes, learning all the facts can make for a much more interesting story than you originally had in mind.
