Scott Derrickson Quotes

'Orthodoxy' is the seminal book of ideas in my life. That book I've read more than any other book. It's the spinal column that leads up to my brain and informs the way I think. Flannery O'Connor is my favorite American writer.

Scott Derrickson

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The truth is that, to me, a likeable character is a character that is really flawed, so I don't know what people mean when they say 'likable.'

Jennifer Konner

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Latino kids are not rejected by their parents for being Latino, nor are most Muslims disowned by their parents for being Muslims, but those who are gay are often the target of their families' disapprobation or outright hostility.

Andrew Solomon

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I wrote my first single, 'Keep Your Head Up,' and that's what got me on the radio and helped me develop a whole base around the country.

Andy Grammer

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I'm one of the best players in the world in that No.10 position. Fans, coaches, players, and everyone knows that my best position is playmaker.

Mesut Ozil

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We can help companies committed to addressing global challenges such as climate change.

Ana Patricia Botin

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I won state cross-country competitions several times during high school.

Rob Kardashian

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For me, Fellini was like a watermelon. It is there. A watermelon cannot die.

Roberto Benigni

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The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality.

Marya Mannes

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The parents say, 'Can you talk to my daughter and say that it's OK? That she can have muscles?' They'll say, 'I show her pictures of you so they can know she's good at what she does but still looks like a girl. She wears dresses.' It releases people to be whoever they want to be in the sport.

Michelle Carter

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I'm a political analyst. I'm a political wonk. I read everything I can get my hands on as a contributor to the 'Weekly Standard.' Of course I read that. I read the 'National Review' on the right. I read 'Mother Jones' on the left. If I want a good laugh, I'll watch MSNBC or read 'The Nation.'

Michael Ramirez

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So much of our mythology around money centers on the illusion that if we had 'more,' we would be more comfortable and more able to access our creativity. But creativity and prosperity are spiritual matters, not fiscal ones.

Julia Cameron

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There are so many incredible causes, no one better than the other. There are lots of organizations that need our help and lots of ways we need to help one another.

Josh Groban

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