Kelly Sue DeConnick Quotes
My son is such a lover, such a caretaker and so funny. He's seven, and he genuinely cracks me up. And my daughter is a fearless powerhouse. They fill me with wonder and admiration.
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If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my life I would.
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We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.
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The power of Twitter still never ceases to amaze me.
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
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I can be very hard on myself, very demanding.
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Today there are paparazzi out, I'm doing a day of press, I'm in a hotel, I've just been on Radio 1. But when I'm in my day-to-day life people don't know who I am and I'm left to my own devices.
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I don't think young men or women should feel pressured into marriage. You shouldn't marry anyone, in my opinion, who you have to try hard for.
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'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?'
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I'm very grateful to God for what he gives me. Victories, remarkable victories, but you have to go through the defeats. That is why I praise God for everything.
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The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
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I always have to be writing.
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The Supreme Court of the United States... has validated the Nazi method of execution in... concentration camps, starving them to death.
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Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it was actually verified.
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You lose the speed before the stamina.
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When I travel with my kids abroad, I am not myself, but I'm more a father who wants to protect them. Sometimes, I am even aggressive about certain things and get surprised seeing myself like that: for instance, when people want to take pictures of them. I am fine if they want to take my pictures, but they are not public property.
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I know, logically, about the fact that there are fans of my work in America, but it's hard for that feeling to sink in.
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My dad grew up in a mud hut and studied by candlelight. He was 14 when he got a scholarship to Russia. He was super clever - the cleverest person. He landed in 5ft of snow, and was alone at 14, studying science and engineering. He didn't have a bed, and he slept on a table.
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When I was younger, I used to pray that I would die before my mom. That's just how much my mom meant to me. I couldn't imagine being in this world without her. But then seeing cancer - seeing what it can do to somebody - as strong and as tough as she was, there was nothing she could do. Cancer is a dirty, dirty deal.
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When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.
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The sports apparel industry was dominated by the big shoe companies. But there was a void in apparel and I decided to fill it.
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I catch an old 'Morse' on ITV3. I've never thought I looked particularly like my son. He's taller than me and blond. But when I see Lewis walk into a room with John Thaw, it's like my son has just come onto the screen. That's very strange indeed!
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Design must be functional, and functionality must be translated into visual aesthetics without any reliance on gimmicks that have to be explained.
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I live in a flat in central London. I do like it there; there's always stuff going on. But I do crave a bit of peace and quiet.
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My son is such a lover, such a caretaker and so funny. He's seven, and he genuinely cracks me up. And my daughter is a fearless powerhouse. They fill me with wonder and admiration.
