Ian Watson Quotes
Basically, I tend to see the world differently to other people, and I write books and stories to alter the imagination of people so that they also see the world in a different way.
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The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities of Latin America.
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I've always loved working out. When I was little, my dad used to make me and my sister do 10 press-ups every day before we brushed our teeth in the morning. It was like a boot camp! Then I did a lot of athletics at school and was a dancer.
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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I drink a fair amount of ramen noodles.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.
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I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. Jamey Rodemeyer's life changed mine.
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Recruiting is the hardest part of any business, but in charity, it is 10 times harder.
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I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend like I am a celebrity, but that is not me.
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I've never managed to keep a journal longer than two weeks.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.
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I think I would like to have lived in the 1930s and worn beautiful bias cut dresses all the time.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.
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First of all my real full name is Lloyd Vernet Bridges III.
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I don't like people waiting on me. I feel it is an unnecessary expense.
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Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.
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My mom has accepted my style. My dad is a little suspect with all the bright colors and loud stuff. He's a khakis and polo kind of guy. He's OK with it, but the loud stuff, he says I'm his little daughter.
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I'd like to scale back the television. I'm constantly told that I'm over-exposed, and I don't want to end up like Carol Vorderman.
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I have to stay humble. I'm just a normal human with a job that is televised.
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In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.
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There is no music in a “rest” that I know of, but there's the making of music in it. And people are always missing that part of the life melody.
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Basically, I tend to see the world differently to other people, and I write books and stories to alter the imagination of people so that they also see the world in a different way.