Michelle Dean Quotes

The real discovery of having your consciousness raised was never that you'd be handed tools; it was the discovery that the only real leverage you get in life is yourself.

Michelle Dean

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LifeYourselfToolsYouDiscovery

Success gives you a platform for further success - suddenly everybody wants to work with you, and your opportunities and possibilities open up. But at the same time, success is also immensely challenging - it ultimately often creates pride, stubbornness, and sloppiness that beget failure, taking down people and organizations.

Joe Lonsdale

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It's been fascinating working on a set in New York. Just to be in the thick of it is really interesting, because on any given day you're having to react to what New York is offering, if that's a thunderstorm or blocked traffic or a bunch of noise.

Jessica Collins

DayNew YorkInterestingYouNew

Got through it without fluffing, that's the main thing any actor can hope for.

John Leeson

HopeActorWithoutThroughGotMain

I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets.

Anita Diament

BookStoryNeverClassicOverMonth

To me, crazy is not someone who has a creative vision and will fight for it.

Amy Sherman-Palladino

VisionCreativeFightMeCrazyWill

Canada has the world's largest Ukrainian population outside of Ukraine and Russia. As a senator from Minnesota, a state with a large Ukrainian-American community, I understand how important it is that Canada works with us to stand up to Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Amy Klobuchar

CommunityWorldStand UpStand

Being in love is the best feeling on the planet. I really believe that love makes the world go round.

Sonam Kapoor

LoveBestLove IsWorldBelieveGo

In real life, people are integrated into society. That's what happens in my books as well. Minor characters don't just walk in and spout lines, they interact and have an effect on the events. It's not an isolated universe.

Stieg Larsson

LifeWalkPeopleSocietyUniverse

I wanted stores that would feel like a comfortable room in my apartment, cozy and colorful and different.

Tory Burch

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One of the most telling things about a person is how they say hello, handshakes.

Miguel

PersonSayHelloThey SayThings

Born on an island, I could swim before I could walk, thrown many times into swimming pools and warm transparent Caribbean waters: sink or swim, that was my first lesson. While I'm not a natural athlete, I'm still a strong swimmer and feel a great affinity with the sea.

Monique Roffey

SeaGreatWalkSwimmingStrongWarm

The media has not done a great job in fulfilling their role - journalism's role in a democracy is to provide information on profoundly important subjects so we're an informed citizenry.

Jonathan Demme

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