Chris Van Allsburg Quotes
Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.
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I don't try to sugarcoat things, but I also think my books make positive statements about the people and values in small-town America.
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What you want to do is you want to own as little sort of hard infrastructure as possible, and your real value is your name and how you build that up.
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Many writers from the suburbs of history, such as Ireland and Argentina, produced more original work than their counterparts in the United States; they still seem to.
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My maternal grandmother, Penelope, was a very big figure in my life. She was a child of the Raj, born in India, a debutante who hobnobbed with royals, then married a Canadian, Bill Aitken, who became MP for Bury St Edmunds.
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I know Dark Phoenix is a huge part of the X-Men saga, so I'm assuming they're at least going to want to touch on it, but I don't know and I don't know whether I would want to be involved. That depends on many different things.
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Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should lay down letters as he does a cellar of wine.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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At first, I was hesitant when it came to giving autographs, thinking that I am not even worth giving one. But slowly I got over that phase.
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What I try to keep an eye on is I don't work for the party bosses in Washington. I work for 26 million Texans.
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Separation is very important to me. I don't strive to be a celebrity. My music has nothing to do with me at the end of the day. Once it's made and it's purchased, it belongs to whoever.
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Men think a woman should not have an opinion.
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I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate. I want to grow as an actress every day. There are so many things you can learn, and you can improve upon your skills and abilities every day.
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It wasn't not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no phones ringing, nothing to do. Because I'm still too young to do nothing. I was only 24 when all that happened. Now, at 40, I feel I've got more to give than I ever have.
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Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
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We were like psychedelic folk combined with Sonic Youth's noise.
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Know your target audience. Always keep them at the forefront of your mind. Understand their lifestyle and what they are looking for. Gather their feedback and use it to tailor your approach. The voice of the consumer is an essential input into the development of any fashion business or blog.
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Yusuf Qaradawi is probably the most well-known legal authority in the whole Muslim world today.
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We're all weirdly single, middle-aged women with too much money who look to fill the void with too much shopping.
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The ideal college is Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other.
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I always seek one quality in my friends - that they should be genuine.
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When I was a kid, I was a pretty good runner, and there was nothing like winning a race.
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Whenever I'm making songs, I am pretty much, quote unquote, freestyling them into existence.
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Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.
