Craig Stevens Quotes
There was a lot of stress and assumptions made without me even saying anything, which was very upsetting.
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When I wrote 'The West Wing,' the juice behind it was that in popular culture, our leaders in government are generally portrayed as Machiavellian, or as idiots. I thought, well, how about writing about a group of hyper-competent people?
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I like to come up with lots of different sounds. So the final version of a song might have been 10 completely different songs before we finally got it right.
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I've been on the campaign trail so long, some of my wine has turned to vinegar.
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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.
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I know that in my family there are histories of violence that are internal family things and that are oftentimes dealt with internally. By internally, I mean inside the family group, but also partly inside ourselves. You know, self-hatred and hostility and rage and this cycle that won't break.
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There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors.
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Well all the big companies are really panicked by the internet thing and all that, and sales went down, although sales have gone up again in this country a bit and also the big companies, because they're so big, they need big sales really so they're not really interested.
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Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires.
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I will take the subway and look at certain women and think 'God, that woman's story will never be told. How come that lady doesn't get a movie about her?'
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I want to teach. I've got to figure a way to continue doing this in some capacity.
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Gardening is how I relax. It's another form of creating and playing with colors.
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This adoration of an artist as a lone genius is quite misled, I think, because they are very much part of their time and their community.
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The fact of the matter is that the government is there to protect the people.
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Everything can be going well, but if I'm not writing, I'm not happy. When I'm writing well, I'm like a different person.
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I find the comic book audience a lot more intense than the fantasy one, definitely.
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From the beginning of church history, music, writing, literature, and the greatest works of art all came from the church. To change the culture and make it a force for good, you have to be in it and be a part of it.
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I turned into a workaholic to the point of where my health was in jeopardy.
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Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet.
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I've been typed as historical fiction, historical women's fiction, historical mystery, historical chick lit, historical romance - all for the same book.
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The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.
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One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.
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I think a certain amount of stress in life is good. The stress of just working, which takes effort - I think it keeps you going.
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There was a lot of stress and assumptions made without me even saying anything, which was very upsetting.
