Becky Albertalli Quotes

From a plot perspective, what I finally found for my touchstone was that I consider 'Upside' to be a loose telling of Jane Austen's 'Emma,' or 'Clueless.'

Becky Albertalli

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When you see or hear something beautiful, it's like that thing is transmitting a kind of energy, and if that energy helped create the work, the only thing I can do is play it when I finally show the work.

Ann Demeulemeester

WorkBeautifulEnergyYouPlayKind

The pollution they produce, market, sell, and show to billions around the world is at its core contemptuous of the country that gave them better lives than nearly 100 percent of everybody who's ever lived. And they pass that contempt along for everyone to see.

John Ratzenberger

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My personal philosophy of life is one of ethics.

Alva Myrdal

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Fashion takes its inspiration from society and everyday life, which is the same for everyone, and this is perhaps the reason why certain elements recur.

Stefano Gabbana

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I remember seeing RuPaul in 'The Brady Bunch Movie,' when she says to Jan, 'Girl, you better work.' And I froze it in my mind forever.

Trixie Mattel

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It's really difficult to navigate attention and stardom and celebrity status and still try to maintain yourself and hold onto your intelligence and integrity. It's really challenging.

Shirley Manson

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Stealing, you'll go far in life. Actually, there is something funny about getting away with it.

Mike Judge

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I remain faithful to bourbon sour. It's absolutely delicious. You'd have to ask a bartender what's in it, but I think if you know you might never have a drink. I also love a little rum, 7 years aged, brown, when it is chilly, before dinner.

Christian Louboutin

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With clothes, I like mixing what different designers do until it becomes a personal expression of how I'm feeling that day.

ASAP Rocky

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This is a full-contact sport. It's the objective to disable your opponent, even if sparring or a real fight. You've got to use your technique.

Alistair Overeem

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Of course there are depressing periods when nothing appears to be happening. But whenever anything was happening, and even when nothing was happening, it was fun just to do phage experiments.

Alfred Hershey

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You just have to get rid of fear and confront the world. Look at yourself in the mirror and say to yourself, 'I love you and nothing will destroy you and you're not going to fall.'

Ricky Martin

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