Anne McCaffrey Quotes
I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept.
Quotes to Explore
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Every traveler knows too well the endless quest for the perfect travel bag: the one that's stylish enough to carry through Paris, sturdy enough to tote around Peru, and - most important - doesn't make your shoulder sag even before you've loaded it up with everything you need for a day of sightseeing.
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I walk around - people know who I am. I've got friends. I can make ends meet. I grew up around people who have been hustling from the start, so I think I've got a bright little future ahead of me - especially if I don't fight. Why would I want to go out there and fight with somebody, get my face punched and kicked. It's not my idea of a good time.
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If you work in a public space, you have to be aware that no one is buying a ticket.
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Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
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Singing for me has always been a joyous but private pleasure that connects me in a lyric thread to my beloved grandmother Alice.
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I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.
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My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
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I get really insecure because even though I can speak in musician's terms, I don't know as much as real musicians.
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I'm going to find solutions wherever I can. I think it's all a priority. You can't just say, 'OK, I'm going to work on this but not that.' You have to work on all of it.
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I guess you could say I'm a model slash hotelier slash actor slash screenwriter.
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One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.
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Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It needs to be marketed well. It's the package that sells - the songs, action, actors, etc.
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It's a very rare and fortunate position to be able to make movies with two of your best friends who happen to be really amazing actors and writers.
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When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
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I just love scary movies. I love the thrill.
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In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.
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Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise.
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Listening is more important than anything else because that's what music is. Somebody is playing something and you're receiving it. It is sending and receiving.
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I always had the facial hair so I looked older than I was.
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I want to use my gifts to tell the truth, and to tell it as beautifully as I can.
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Whether it's MMA or wrestling, I try to find the best people and go after the best people.
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About 200 girls went into a room and there were two casting agents and they asked you to say your name and where you came from and then they picked two or three out of that. And they sent you into a room and I was really nervous and kept dropping things and I was going the wrong way and everything. Then she gave us a script and you had to learn it.
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I like to work fast. I despise not having the right tool or, worse, knowing I have it but not being able to find it. It's a pointless delay that wrecks my pace - and mood.
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I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept.
