Lydia Millet Quotes
If you're doing creative work, that work should never feel trivial - even if what you're doing is for hire or lightly intended. Even the mundane doesn't have to be trivial.
Quotes to Explore
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'Frontline' started doing digital content in 1995. We started streaming our films in 2000.
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It's hard to make a good movie in four weeks. It's hard. I've done it, but it's not easy.
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We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems.
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Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.
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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
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I'm not denying that it's exciting to have a play on Broadway.
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I know that I have to give testimony about all the things I lived, but I need time.
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I wish I had had a great disappointment, a real one.
Nastassja Kinski -
When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat.
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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I don't find any real rivalries with crime and thriller writers anyway. That might sound a little Pollyanna, but for the most part the writers I compete with, if you want to use that word, it's a pretty friendly rivalry. I think we all realise that the boat rises and sinks together.
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I always try to keep one very feminine quality to my style.
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Don't feel sorry for me. I've had a great life, great friends.
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Many men start being friendly with women because they are trying to seduce them. I'm not trying to seduce them. I just like hanging out with them.
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I was the only Christian on the cast, but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian.
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People employed in financial institutions are rarely interesting and even more rarely likable.
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I'm not the kind of actress that goes home with the character. I mean, you're thinking about the work or the next day's scenes, but not staying in character. But as a film goes on, you become more and more fragile, emotionally. And physically too, actually.
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We cannot afford to spend millions and millions over nuclear arms when there is poverty and unemployment all around us.
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The worst thing that can happen is if you're stuck within a bubble and you think that is what life is all about. It's great to see other people and hear from people of different ages and opinions.
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My dad told me when I went into high school, 'It's not what you do when you walk in the door that matters. It's what you do when you walk out.' That's when you've made a lasting impression.
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Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.
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My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with.
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If you're doing creative work, that work should never feel trivial - even if what you're doing is for hire or lightly intended. Even the mundane doesn't have to be trivial.
