Alanis Morissette Quotes

I want to poke holes in the erroneous beliefs about what fame provides. It won't raise your self-esteem, it won't create profound connection, it's not going to heal your childhood traumas, it's only going to amplify them. You're going to be subject to a lot of criticism and praise, both of which are violent in their own ways.

Alanis Morissette

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I've always been really fascinated by Vincent van Gogh.

Michael C. Hall

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I once read that in vaudeville, it was often the straight guy who got paid more than the comic because that's the tougher job. He has to set up the jokes in just the right way.

Michael Dirda

JobWayMoreRightJokesUp

Creativity is incredibly important, but drive is equally so.

Sophia Amoruso

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Money gives you the power to do whatever you want to do. I like the idea of being in complete control of my life.

Louise Mensch

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Being called a dance photographer makes me bristle. You might say that dance is my landscape. The root of my interest is movement or, rather, how movement can be interpreted photographically, and dance provides a perfect opportunity for this.

Lois Greenfield

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The past is still visible. The buildings haven't changed, the layout of the streets hasn't changed. So memory is very available to me as I walk around.

Jonathan Lethem

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I was like Gene Kelly, it was called singing in the rain. No seriously, I wasn't really born with a singing voice, but my friends Joe and John taught me how to sing.

Chris Burke

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Black women are the most passionate commentators, and even as black female geeks and nerds, they are rarely acknowledged.

Cheo Hodari Coker

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Everyone enjoys downtime at home, I'm sure, for various reasons, but I find the whole system of being out there and doing shows for people - the more of it you do, in fact the more energizing it is, for me individually.

Chris Squire

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We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement.

William Howard Taft

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Hurricane Katrina exposed the harsh reality that we have been skating on thin ice when it comes to this country's energy concentrations on the Gulf Coast.

Pete Domenici

EnergyRealityIceCountrySkating

The experts typically know where the other best-in-the-world talents are currently working and can help you recruit them in with a credible intro.

Scott Weiss

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