Rachel Sklar Quotes
I didn't go to law school to become a lawyer, per se - let's just say I was leaning in to some strong suggestions from my parents - but my nebulous goals of someday becoming a writer were just that, nebulous.

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I've got Asperger's syndrome and I'm not a very good people person, so I've always been more comfortable around machinery. Not in a weird way - I don't want to marry my car or anything stupid like that!
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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Common Core results finally give families an accurate barometer of whether our kids are mastering the skills they need to succeed in a knowledge-based global economy, early enough that we can intervene.
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I don't know how people do it these days - paparazzi and that kind of thing. That's something I can't even imagine.
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A certain number of people seek power over other people in a desperate attempt to find themselves. They fail, for self-discovery is spiritual in nature, not social or political. Authoritatively telling other people what to do is their distraction from an inner emptiness they can never fill.
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I love adventure sports. And, I love cooking.
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If writers, like comedians or singers, could only hear themselves bombing as they worked, it's likely that certain books would be cut short after the first few leaden sentences.
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I haven't only been offered Hasidic roles.
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You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support.
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
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All the great evils which men cause to each other because of certain intentions, desires, opinions, or religious principles, are likewise due to non-existence, because they originate in ignorance, which is absence of wisdom.
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I was not emotionally mature enough to accept any kind of success when I was young. I needed to go that long route.
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There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.
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Make no mistake: the anti-war voices long for us to lose any war they cannot prevent.
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I was born and grew up in Fitzgerald, way down in south Georgia. It was a mill town and my family ran the cotton mill. My grandfather was mayor many times and my family felt deeply rooted to that spot.
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Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.
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It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.
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Unless we increase our economy's productivity-its vitality and competitiveness-we will face pressure for increasing controls.
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I don't have a computer. A computer's a typewriter. I already have a typewriter.
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I grew up in a household that was very close, very open, and always talking about what was going on with each other.
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I have a strong art-history background.
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A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.
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I didn't go to law school to become a lawyer, per se - let's just say I was leaning in to some strong suggestions from my parents - but my nebulous goals of someday becoming a writer were just that, nebulous.