Abby Elliott Quotes
I think you have to create your own stuff so I'm working on stuff for myself right now.
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I love the power of celebrity because you can give voice to the voiceless.
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But... watching Steven Barnes taught me to treat my life like an art form.
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I think I would like to see more roles for South Asian performers that are more inclusive and part of the American Diaspora, the American tapestry, perhaps the way that African American and Hispanic roles have developed.
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Is the button white or orange or green or yellow? Does it say 'sell', or 'sell now', or 'on sale' or 'for sale'? You test, you test, you test and most of the ideas you try fail and so I would argue I failed my way to success.
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Most of the good people of my generation... had offers to become editors, but the thought of going inside was just absolutely horrifying.
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Surely the only sound foundation for a civilization is a sound state of mind.
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Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.
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Years ago, when I was writing westerns, other writers who were friends of mine wanted me to collaborate with them. And it just didn't work.
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You must always do what you feel is right.
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It seems to me that 'women's writing' by nature would not seek equivalence in the male world. It would be a writing that sought to express a distinction, not deny it.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story.
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It's been a long slog back, and we've still got a long way to go.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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They're anti-government ideologues who dominate the Republican Party.
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I have a vast curiosity about our universe, our origins, and its probable future.
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People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. It's actually funny. I'm always like, I'm about to pull something on you, and you're so focused on thinking I'm dumb, you're not even going to know.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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A person doesn't die when he should but when he can.
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Without the errors which lie in the assumption of morality, man would have remained an animal.
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Gay icons usually have some tragedy in their lives, but I've only had tragic haircuts and outfits.
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Washington presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and is often credited with its success. But he had no known part in drafting its provisions.
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I was always very academically focused when I was growing up, and music was something for which I really had no preconceptions or expectations for myself or really any rules. It kind of represented, at least for me, a divergent path of creativity and self-discovery.
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I think you have to create your own stuff so I'm working on stuff for myself right now.
