I Quotes
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“I've found that the only way to make theatre that gets the audience thinking is when I feel uncomfortable making it.”
“I've found that the people who play villains are the nicest people in the world and people who play heroes are jerks.”
“I've found that the way a person feels about cats-and the way they feel about him or her in return-is usually an excellent gauge by which to measure a person's character”
Source: House of Night Series
“I've found that there are only two kinds that are any good: slang that has established itself in the language, and slang that you make up yourself. Everything else is apt to be passe before it gets into print.”
Source: Raymond Chandler Speaking
“I've found that there is always some beauty left -- in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.”
Source: The diary of a young girl
“I've found that there is always some beauty left-in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you. Look at these things, then you find yourself again, and God, and then you regain your balance. And whoever is happy will make others happy too. He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery!”
Source: The Works of Anne Frank
“I've found that there isn't any correlation whatsoever between the hours put in and the quality of what comes out. Most of the Beatles' songs probably originated in about five minutes.”
“I've found that there's a pretty wide range of silly. I don't want to do outright parody, because I like keeping my own characters and stories at the core of the books. And to be honest, I'm not smart enough to do the kind of wickedly sharp satire you get from someone like Pratchett.”
“I've found that what most people call luck is often little more than raw talent combined with the ability to make the most of opportunities. (Talon Karrde)”
“I've found that when I was young, all the pretty girls at school got all the dates and went to all the big parties and everything because they were pretty. They never bothered to develop anything. And as they aged, their prettiness faded and they were left as middle-aged women who were very, very unhappy and disappointed. But I can't feel sorry for them because that was their own doing.”
“I've found that when I'm having trouble solidifying a character or a scene, that music will often free my subconscious just that last little bit to allow me to move forward, and often it's in a direction that I didn't expect, but is 100 percent true to the character.”
“I've found that when the market's going down and you buy funds wisely, at some point in the future you will be happy. You won't get there by reading 'Now is the time to buy.'”
“I've found that when you can quickly knock out debt you get motivated because you see progress. Then you attack the other debt so fast that even if it's at a higher interest rate, you don't end up paying much more because you've gotten rid of it.”
“I've found that when you roll up your sleeves and join people in their daily work, they tend to open up quite a bit and let you know what they really think about the issues facing our country and what kind of job they think the government is doing.”
“I've found that worry and irritation vanish into thin air the moment I open my mind to the many blessings I possess.”
“I've found that writing and playing music has so little to do with will, and so much to do with just finding what's there waiting for you.”
“I've found that writing novels is an all-absorbing experience - both physical and mental - and I have to do it every day in order to keep the rhythm, to keep myself focused on what I'm doing.”
“I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.”
“I've found the best thing to do is to really be loving, kind, forgiving and compassionate with yourself. There are some wonderful practices for that which I talk about in Love For No Reason.”
“I've found the best way is to not be scared of the attention but to be grateful for it and open to it. It makes my days better rather than being annoyed that people want my attention.”
“I've found the secret of happiness, total disregard of everybody.”
“I've found the thing in life that I adore, which is working in science television. It's just a big adventure, really.”
“I've found there to be a tremendous amount of East Coast snobbery in the journalism world.”
“I've found three or four things that are quite interesting to me that I'm focused on. That's been fun.The Clippers is obviously one of them.”
“I've found through experience that I'm only good when I'm writing something that, in essence, only I could write. The times I've written for hire, for other people, I don't think I've done very well.”
“I've found throughout the years that I needed a place where I can go with no TV, no computer, no phone and just have no distractions and just be able to sit and think and just not be disturbed.”
“I've found time can heal most anything and you just might find who you're supposed to be.”
“I've found what I was looking for, Child: what people call love between a man and a woman is a season. And if, at its flowering, this season is a feast of greenery, at its waning, it's only a heap of rotting leaves.”
“I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.”
Source: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
“I've found when all I'm eating is really fresh, healthy foods, I stop craving pizza and burgers.”
“I've found you can go on writing in the dark, and that the act of writing itself, that mysterious, dangerous, intoxicating, absorbing, nourishing magician's trick, that act of creation is its own light.”
“I've found you can ignore half of what Dox tells you and not miss much-except for maybe they occasional complaint that you're spending too much.”
Source: Mistborn Trilogy
“I've found, across the board, that comedians have been very respectful and kind to me. And that seems to stem from the fact that they are just respectful and kind people in general. Comedians get a bad rap for being dark and anti-social I think.”
“I've found, as I'm sure you have, that when you're trying to learn from the Lord and you feel an impression from the Spirit, it's important to make a note so it will not be forgotten. The more you not only hear but abide by what you've been told, the more the Lord will give to you. It will come more and more rapidly and you will begin to hear and feel those impressions of the Spirit more quickly than you have previously done.”
“I've found, however, that real change only comes when we let go of the struggle, when we stop trying, and that the greatest key to healing our vision is also the simplest one: expanding our awareness.”
Source: Take Off Your Glasses and See: A Mind/Body Approach to Expanding Your Eyesight and Insight
“I've found, in my own writing, that a little hatred, keenly directed, is a useful thing.”
Source: The Alice Walker Collection: Non-Fiction
“I've frequently been asked over the years who Lily Savage was based on and I've always answered that it was no one in particular and she was just a figment of my imagination. The truth, I realise now, is that Lily owes a lot to the women I encountered in my childhood. Characteristics and attitudes were observed and absorbed, Aunty Chris's in particular, and they provided the roots and compost for the Lily that would germinate and grow later on.”
“I've gained a few pounds around the middle. The only lower body garments I own that still fit me comfortably are towels.”
“I've gained first hand knowledge of the challenges faced by people with disabilities. It's made me understand that those of us who have full use of our physical faculties owe an enormous amount of respect and sensitivity to people who don't.”
“I've gained no wisdom, no insight, no mellowing. I would make all the same mistakes again, today.”
“I've gained so much confidence as a woman from figuring out that I don't want to be destructive. I don't want to stomp through the world and be number one. I just want to tread really lightly and not destroy anything. Hopefully, I can try to mend some things. That's my goal.”
“I've generally got a good eye for design and proportion.”
“I've generally got low levels of embarrassment.”
“I've generally gotten negative feedback from men who don't understand and don't find street harassment to be a serious issue. I've also gotten a lot of responses from women who are appreciative and thankful for the project; who relate to it who are passionate about it.”
“I've given everything I can possible to the game, on and off the field.”
“I've given gifts in the Tour de France and it's come back to bit me. So no gifts.”
“I've given guys blow jobs just because I've run out of things to talk about.' Oh, Rae. Who hasn't”
Source: Crooked Little Heart: A Novel
“I've given him more mixed signals than a dyslexic Morse code operator.”
Source: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
“I've given it my all. I've done my best. Now, I'm ready with my family to begin the next phase of our lives.”
“I've given lots of people chances. But there's only so much faith you can have in people.”