Steps Quotes - Page 17

• I think "MythBusters" is a step up from special effects because we not only have to make things look like they work, they actually do have to work. It's more challenging and even transcendental.

  Jamie Hyneman

  Thinking, Challenges, Special

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• I work for free all the time, as a writer but also as an activist. The decisions we have to make as individuals are really fraught but also can be really wonderful and we're all navigating this reality to the best of our abilities. But, again, I wanted to take a step back and look at the broader context.

  Astra Taylor

  Reality, Decision, Looks

  Source: therumpus.net

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• Fiction is often a much-needed step back that gives you the distance to see things more clearly; it's very often better at explaining why events happened as opposed to just what happened.

  Kathleen Rooney

  Distance, Giving, Events

  Source: therumpus.net

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• With the historical fictions, I was already doing so much research, and so much of the stories was anchored by historical truth that the move to nonfiction didn't feel all that dramatic - just another half-step to the right.

  Debra Dean

  Moving, Historical, Fiction

  Source: therumpus.net

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• You don't write the kitchen scene just because you're eager to do it that day and you're avoiding something else. I think it has to move slowly, step by step. I pride myself on the construction of my stories but it's not something I impose on them.

  T.C. Boyle

  Moving, Writing, Pride

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I watch a happy person doing stand-up, and I go, "What the hell is this? This person's happy!" You need internal conflict. You need the guy to be out of step with society. It's a tool for comedy.

  Zach Galifianakis

  Guy, Watches, Needs

  "Zach Galifianakis: ‘I have no idea’ if FX comedy ‘Baskets’ will work". Interview with Alan Sepinwall, uproxx.com. January 19, 2016.

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• I was getting really influenced by some darker, heavier electro stuff, like Crystal Castles. And I was listening to some dub-step elements, so I thought this was going to be the natural progression, taking my soft melodies and my soft voice and marrying it with something a little heavier.

  Lights

  Voice, Listening, Littles

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• So when I can, I try my best to meditate a little bit every day, and that helps a lot. I think that just taking a minute, or however long you can, and really acknowledging everything that you have. Acknowledging what you have, and at the same time, acknowledging what other folks don't have. And you know, you don't have to feel guilty about it, but definitely to feel grateful is the first step in giving it back.

  Thao Nguyen

  Grateful, Thinking, Long

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I`d like to address the people of Flint. Your families face a crisis. A crisis you did not create and could not have prevented. I want to speak directly, honestly and sincerely to let you know we are praying for you, we are working hard for you, and we are absolutely committed to taking the right steps to effectively solve this crisis.

  Rick Snyder

  People, Addresses, Want

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• I like a great degree of compression. I like to mix lateral steps with forward ones. I don't want the prose ever to feel simply functional - at least not for any stretch.

  Michael Helm

  Want, Degrees, Feels

  Source: therumpus.net

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• When we combine acceptance with self-responsibility we can then see that whenever we are in a painful or disturbing situation we have two choices: We can work compassionately to bring something positive to the situation or leave. However, the key is the mental stance that we make the choice from, and thus the first step is always accepting the moment without resistance.

  Lee L Jampolsky

  Responsibility, Acceptance, Keys

  Source: www.psychologytoday.com

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• Investors don't like uncertainty. The market is telling us that they need certainty, they need to see where the economy is heading. If the government is committed to continue the Open Door policy, they will need to come up with concrete policies and execution steps to increase confidence.

  Zhang Xin

  Government, Doors, Needs

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Some friends of mine in the class ahead of me in college were auditioning for graduate school in New York, and then a few of them got into Juilliard, and it sort of opened my eyes. I didn't really know anything about it, but it opened my eyes to a possible next step after school, where I could just deepen my knowledge and also not be responsible for life and stay in school.

  Peter Jacobson

  New York, School, Eye

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• We walked out of this library building downtown, just on our way to lunch, and I was walking a few steps behind Travolta, and when he opened the door, it was as if Jesus had just walked out into the commons.

  Peter Jacobson

  Jesus, Doors, Lunch

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• When I go and write with other artists - a lot of the time it's with them - it's like a therapy session almost. I ask them what they're listening to and what they're going through and what their influences are and I try to get inside of their head and step into their shoes for a second.

  Bonnie McKee

  Writing, Artist, Shoes

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• The tales are quite hard to remember and I found that going back to it between bouts of writing fiction, I was having to retrace my steps quite a lot, because the stories are very intricate and the material is elusive, and possibly with age, my memory is not as malleable as it used to be.

  Marina Warner

  Memories, Writing, Age

  Source: therumpus.net

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• The French Revolution printed money because they didn't have any, so they just printed it, and this was a revolutionary step which of course we are still reaping the huge consequences of today. It struck me that this was beginning to happen...there had been scandals where shares had been printed.

  Marina Warner

  Scandal, Today, Revolution

  Source: therumpus.net

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• In this town [L.A], I guess it takes homosexuals to be discriminated against in order for someone to finally step UP and wanna do something.

  Tyrese Gibson

  Order, Towns, Step Up

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• Where you go to these really good schools, and it's all about preparing for the next step of success. That was never even on my radar. My job is to explore the world, because this is my one life, you know? That's totally how I see it. But I came to Yale just being like, Yeah, now I get to explore this place and meet all these people who are really smart. And I was just excited to be surrounded by people who were as smart as me or were probably smarter. And I just did not expect the level of competition and bitterness and anger, and, the tearing each other down.

  Larkin Grimm

  Jobs, Smart, School

  "Swinging Modern Sounds #35: The Location Of The Soul". Interview with Rick Moody, therumpus.net. April 20, 2012.

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• We will not commit suicide because of pressure from the international community. A Palestinian state is not possible at the moment. I would rather fight and try to explain the situation in the Middle East to the world than to agree to steps that harm my country to satisfy the international community.

  Ayelet Shaked

  Country, Suicide, Fighting

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I couldn't know about my culture, my history, without learning the language, so I started learning Arabic - reading, writing. I used to speak Arabic before that, but Tunisian Arabic dialect. Step by step, I discovered calligraphy. I painted before and I just brought the calligraphy into my artwork. That's how everything started. The funny thing is the fact that going back to my roots made me feel French.

  eL Seed

  Reading, Writing, Funny Things

  Interview with Emily McDermott, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 29, 2016.

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• But mostly I think two people do share a moment, and we all know that feeling, and it can put a spring in your step for the rest of the day.

  Sophie Blackall

  Spring, Thinking, Two

  Source: therumpus.net

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• For the United States, the ACA is a revolution, an enormous set of changes that many see as a huge step forward and many others see as a wrong turn.

  John E. McDonough

  United States, Aca, Revolution

  Source: sponsored.bostonglobe.com

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• I like the Valentino store in Rome.Because in Rome when I'd be riding my bike, that store is right next to the Spanish Steps, and it gets so crowded there, so I could sometimes duck into the Valentino store and go up to the top floor and have a little espresso and just relax and take it easy.

  Owen Wilson

  Rome, Espresso, Ducks

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Every step of the way I think you learn something that makes you a better player, and all those lessons really come out when it matters the most in a championship.

  Stephen Curry

  Player, Thinking, Lessons

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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