Carl Honore Quotes

I never wanted to be a public figure. I feel that I always have to dampen down people's expectations. They expect me to be an oracle, wave a magic wand, sprinkle some slow, sparkly dust on them, to make everything all right.

Carl Honore

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PeopleMeExpectationsSlowMagic

Being pretty... I'm just confused about it. I mean, I love getting my nails done, but I also like dressing like a boy. I think I feel most myself when I'm mixing femininity and masculinity. Like, fifty-fifty.

Jill Soloway

LoveMyselfThinkFeelConfusedBoy

I fully trust Abbas-Mustan. We have worked together in the past, so I have full faith in them.

Amisha Patel

FaithTrustTogetherPastFullThem

Part of my problem is that I cannot dispel the myths that have somehow accumulated over the years. Somebody writes something, it's completely off the wall, but it gets filed and repeated until everyone believes it. For instance, I've read that I wear a football helmet in the car.

Stanley Kubrick

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To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting.

Stanislaus I

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People think, 'She's a model. She must have such an attitude. She must be so stuck up.' But I'm normal. I cry. I'm not rich. I drive a 1987 Chevrolet Celebrity.

Summer Altice

AttitudePeopleDriveRichThinkUp

My audience expects cold, hard truth. They don't expect me to dance around it. They expect me to say it the way they think it. That's part of my brand. If I don't do that, then my audience goes, 'What's up? Is he sick or something? What's wrong with him?' The entity has a brand.

Roland Martin

TruthDanceMeSickColdThink

Sometimes, occasionally, people will make out in the audience, completely not aware that there's a human being onstage just yards away from them, who can see them. Sometimes people think that you're on television while you're onstage, so you're not even a person.

Mike Birbiglia

PeopleThinkYouTelevisionPerson

A lot of horror movies just look at how they can scare people, and no matter which character dies, you don't ever really feel enough to actually care.

Milly Shapiro

CharacterPeopleCareEnoughLook

There are times when I'm really happy and I write something really sad, and vice versa.

Juan Gabriel

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Philosophy teaches you to think big.

Jay Chandrasekhar

ThinkPhilosophyYouThink BigBig

It's critical to show that we can meet our commitment to students with disabilities without raising taxes and without increasing the deficit. In the past, there's been strong support for full funding and I'm still hearing that from many of my colleagues.

Jared Polis

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No one in New York hangs out in their apartments.

Chris Gethard

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