Ken Liu Quotes
Short fiction encourages experimentation, and it's fun to play with form and try experiments that may or may not work out.
Quotes to Explore
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If you think Wall Street has a short memory, you're dead wrong. No, the folks who work on Wall Street, regulate Wall Street - and, above all, invest in its wares, notably its hedge funds - don't have a bad memory. They don't have any memory at all.
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I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It's like winning the lottery. I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing cast - that's the best award of all.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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One of the big things I've learned is that there's an advantage to regular low-intensity activity.
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I'm always looking for that sense of fun and adventure and even unlikeability. I don't want to be the obvious leading lady. I have the most fun playing these girls who are a little damaged and maybe a little insecure and trying to overcompensate for it.
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White actors still get way more money in Hollywood. It's been that way for a very long time. I hope it'll change, but it's a matter of forcing that change.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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When I was a kid, I was super shy.
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I've already got notebooks full of ideas for new music, so I'm gonna kind of nurture that just like I do all of my ideas and perfect it until it's ready and then I'll just let it go.
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Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.
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No matter where you are from, no matter what your background is, no matter what your socioeconomic status is, every person can achieve his or her dreams.
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The word 'revolution' first brings to mind violent upheavals in the state, but ideas of revolution in science, and of political revolution, are almost coeval. The word once meant only a revolving, a circular return to an origin, as when we speak of revolutions per minute or the revolution of the planets about the sun.
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Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
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I love my shape because I work really hard at it. I honor my body by working out and seeing what it can do.
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Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.
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My first gig was a Corn Pops commercial. I did the first Vanilla Coke campaign. A Juicy Fruit commercial paid my bills for years.
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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Romy and I, we're learning how to share the xx with people who aren't in the xx.
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I'm not put off so much by first-time directors if the script is great. If the script isn't there, I'm not there.
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Funding has not kept pace with demand for expanded lanes and well-maintained roadways.
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You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.
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I love Elizabeth Hurley. I have met her on a few occasions and was stunned by her beauty and her attitude. Very cool and easy going.
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Short fiction encourages experimentation, and it's fun to play with form and try experiments that may or may not work out.
