Celeste Ng Quotes

There's a great joy in writing about a place you know very well, but there's also a lot of responsibility in trying to be accurate. It's a lot like writing about a relative: you can see both their strengths and their shortcomings, and even as you want to be honest, you want people to see the good that's there as well.

Celeste Ng

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No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.

Anatoly Karpov

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If the American public is so into morality in movies, why don't they throw more of their disposable income at religious-themed entertainment? For every 'Passion of the Christ,' there's a 'Fireproof' that comes and goes with no notice.

John Ridley

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I felt like I was trailblazing. And that's what I did.

Stanley Clarke

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I went to a hypnotist to learn how not to use drinking a pint before you go on as a way of giving you the confidence to just fly at it, irrespective of the fear. That's not a long-term strategy, when you do as many gigs as I do.

Stewart Lee

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I'm very close with my family and friends.

Sigrid

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By the time I got to songwriting, I had been faced with a lot of troubles as a result of my own collective of trauma. I was someone who instinctively figured out that writing songs about the struggle helps you with the struggle.

Mary Gauthier

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Salvation cannot come without revelation. Men of the present time testify of heaven and hell, and have never seen either; and I will say that no man knows these things without this.

Joseph Smith, Jr.

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Print is the sharpest and the strongest weapon of our party.

Joseph Stalin

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It's amazing what you can learn to get used to.

Chesley Sullenberger

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I used my instincts. It's very easy to imagine how you'd feel, actually. I just had to tell the narrative.

Christopher Eccleston

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I hardly ever go into the studio with a work complete in my head. It emerges from communal activity.

Brian Eno

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I think WCW will kill any kind of joy in your life. I think I started hating money. The money they paid me was insane, but I would be off and fly first-class airplane, luxury cars and hotels, and then arrive at the arena and have Eric Bischoff tell you 5-10 minutes after 6 P.M. that you are off tonight.

Bret Hart

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