Kimberly Willis Holt Quotes
Write every day. Make writing a part of your life, but also don't be afraid of learning from others because I think you can. I still try to think of myself as a beginner because that way I can keep on learning.
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Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
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After a long day, my favorite way to unwind is by going running. Not exactly the most relaxing activity, granted, but I always imagine I'm sweating out all the things weighing on my mind.
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The more walking-around money I have, the less I walk around.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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Of one thing there is no doubt: if Paris makes demands of the heart, then Munich makes demands of the stomach.
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If you're asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach.
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Vegetarians in general don't like me.
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I was the family alien. Both my parents are quite creative, but I was... appalling... always putting on little shows. I was rather a shy child, not a natural performer, but there was a performative edge to everything I did.
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There are a lot of people who consider themselves 'spiritual,' but that can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. I don't really talk about it that often, because there's too much talk in the world. Especially with Christians, there's more proselytizing than there is actual living proof of it. That's kind of sad.
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I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.
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Generally, I find a lot to be grateful for.
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My dad was very fun and very adventurous, and from a formative age I learned to value men who would do things on a whim.
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I just work hard and do things as they come along. But it has been a challenge to learn that I have to say 'no' to things and to know how and what to prioritize.
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I never had the chance to consider what or how I wanted to be.
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So, for instance, if you came to me, I'd ask, 'Do you want to write? Do you want to improvise? Why do you want to play this instrument? What do you want to do?'
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One of my favorite movies of all time is 'Bugsy Malone.'
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My parents' convictions, when it came to discipline, were not very strong. For my bar mitzvah, I gave out a mix tape of '90s grunge - if you got it now, you would think it was the 'Singles' soundtrack.
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I have two rules for a great book: make me think and make me smile.
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The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work and even dissuade some talented Americans from entering the profession. This needs to change.
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Nothing in the world causes more problems than concepts of ethnic virtue. It's irrelevant.
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The U.S. is excellent at importing cheap products from the rest of the world. Let's try importing some human capital instead.
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When I was 11 my friend's mom made a peanut butter sandwich. I ate the sandwich and was like, 'I'm never eating anything else again.' And I still eat peanut butter every day. I would put peanut butter on a steak.
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I take the view that we all have permission to be a little baffled by quantum information science and algorithmic information theory.
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Write every day. Make writing a part of your life, but also don't be afraid of learning from others because I think you can. I still try to think of myself as a beginner because that way I can keep on learning.
