Adrian Tomine Quotes
On a very basic, concrete level, there have been times when my work, regardless of the content, has harmed relationships because I made that work such a primary priority in my life.
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I like to do everything you can possibly do before you go into rehearsal, because once we are in rehearsal or on the stage there will be a problem I didn't anticipate. It's really good to think we got it all nailed - of course you've never got it all nailed.
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I feel pressure, but my emotions just don't show that much in my face.
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It happens that I'm heterosexual, but I don't care about that. I do care about protecting the rights of 10 percent of our population who are homosexual and who don't have the ability to protect their rights.
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It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
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Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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As long as people have been making little people, they've wanted to know how not to.
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Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
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Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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Women drive box office.
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The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.
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One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.
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I believe in reincarnation of the soul.
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When I was 18, I couldn't wait to move away. I was like: 'If I ever have to come back here, I'll kill myself.' Glasgow seemed like failure and death to me back then, but not any more.
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You want a career? Do that first. You don't want to have kids? Then don't. You don't want to get married? Then don't. But once you do something, you've got to know that there is compromise.
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I love old movies. The '40s theatre pace is fantastic.
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A system of education is not one thing, nor does it have a single definite object, nor is it a mere matter of schools. Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.
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A manifesto is different from a magazine.
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It's long been accepted as fact that the availability of family planning services saves lives. Where women have access to these services, children and families are healthier, and society at large benefits.
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I work on one book at a time. And yes, I am immersed. Six days a week for four to six hours a day. In between books, I stop writing for as much as two to three months, but during that time, I do research and think, plot and plan the book.
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I've never meditated in my life. I don't practice yoga nor any religion. I'm a tourist on the realm of stillness.
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Even for those to whom life and death are equal jests. There are some things that are still held in respect.
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On a very basic, concrete level, there have been times when my work, regardless of the content, has harmed relationships because I made that work such a primary priority in my life.
