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Picked Quotes

We’re sharing things in our lives everyday that we wouldn’t have picked up the phone to talk about ten years ago Picture Quote #1

When I became director of CIA, it was just clear to me intuitively, without a whole lot of science behind it, that we had expanded rapidly and inefficiently. So I arbitrarily picked a number, 10 percent, and I said over the next 12 months, we are going to reduce our reliance on contractors by 10 percent Picture Quote #1

It wasn’t like I picked a camera up in 1989 and stopped making music. I picked a camera up and found another form of expression Picture Quote #1

The ego is a false perception of self. It’s an idea, a transitory identity that we’ve picked up Picture Quote #1

Many of my family members are teachers in the arts, and I picked up the camera years ago, in high school Picture Quote #1

A lot of people have read the Mira Grant books who are not urban fantasy readers, and they would never have picked up a book with an urban fantasist’s name on the cover, but then they go on to read my urban fantasy and like it Picture Quote #1

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I picked up the guitar at 12 yrs old - basically, my mother and father bought it for me for Christmas. I played one at my friend’s house; when I say played it, I just played around with it at my friend’s house. It just struck me as something I really wanted Picture Quote #1

One of the strange phenomena of the last century is the spectacle of religion dropping the appeal of fear while other human interests have picked it up Picture Quote #1

Your structure and format may not be perfect, and you may not have picked the perfect franchise, but if I pick up a script, and the characters are real, whole, complicated and come from a place of somebody who really is feeling it, that’s what people remember Picture Quote #1

I think there have always been male writers, female writers. As a reader, I never picked up a book and said, ‘Oh, I can’t read this - it’s about a male,’ and set it back down Picture Quote #1

I was a weirdo. I wasn’t picked on or anything. And I wasn’t smarter than the other kids; that’s not why I didn’t fit in. I’ve always had this weird anxiety. I hated recess. I didn’t like field trips. Parties really stressed me out. And I had a very different sense of humour Picture Quote #1

Years ago, I picked up figure skating. How hard could spins and jumps be, I thought? It’s just applied Newtonian physics. After repeatedly falling on my rear end, I realized it was harder than I thought. But it had an upside. That is how I met my wife, who was ice dancing at the Rockefeller Center ice rink Picture Quote #1

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I think I veered towards filmmaking because there’s more of a sense of control in it. You’re not waiting to be picked. That said, in film school I acted in probably 6,000 student films because no other filmmakers knew anyone who wanted to act. It was all a big beautiful snake eating its tail, progressing along the way Picture Quote #1

When man determined to destroy himself he picked the was of shall and finding only why smashed it into because Picture Quote #1

Nothing’s worse than telling your family you got a pilot, hearing the pilot got picked up, and then finding out it’s not in the fall lineup Picture Quote #1

He picked the one Cinderella on earth who would smash the glass slipper and cut off a few toes to keep Prince Charming from finding her Picture Quote #1

For some reason I’ve been labeled that and it’s fine, but there are a lot of other artists that sing real traditional stuff, so I don’t know why they picked me. That’s what I’ve always done Picture Quote #1

Apparently the Republican base got radicalized first, and Democrats picked up the ball later. Or something Picture Quote #1

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I thought I would keep the first name Susan and change the last name but I picked up this book and as I opened it the lead character in it was called Morgan Brittany Picture Quote #1

If I’d never have picked up the first person, I’d never have picked up the 42,000 in Calcutta Picture Quote #1

Since I first picked up the violin, I’ve been very interested in tone and texture: I would have very visceral reactions to the texture of a snare drum or a pedal steel guitar or a violin Picture Quote #1

I think when I was about 12 or 13, my dad started taking me out to the local golf course, and that’s the first time I ever hit a golf ball. I picked it up pretty quickly, just kind of monkey-see, monkey-do. But when I was 12, golf was so slow to me. For me, it was basketball, girls and music Picture Quote #1

So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was flunking out of my first year of junior college, they were relieved that I had picked something other than joining the army. But I can’t imagine how they had high hopes for me Picture Quote #1

You cannot imagine what sorrow and anger seize one’s whole soul when a great idea, which one has long and piously revered, is picked up by some bunglers and dragged into the street, to more fools like themselves, and one suddenly meets it in the flea market, unrecognizable, dirty, askew, absurdly presented, without proportion, without harmony, a toy for stupid children Picture Quote #1

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The way I see it, rock and roll is folk music. Street music. It isn’t taught in school. It has to be picked up Picture Quote #1

I do have very deep, fond memories of my family in Mexico City, but I also remember feeling funny for not speaking English - I was basically an immigrant. But I picked up the language fast and soon I knew that I wanted to be a writer Picture Quote #1

I’ve always thought that having an attractive free agent is better than a guy who was picked in the seventh round Picture Quote #1

I grew up in a house with a mother who was a teacher and a Freedom Rider - very left-wing Democrats living in a heterogeneous working-class neighborhood. I picked up a lot of those values there, and I brought them with me when I showed up in Hollywood Picture Quote #1

Our task is to stand tall in God’s love, secure in our place, sparkling in kindness, surrounded by his goodness, freely giving to all who come our way. You, me, and the Christmas tree. Picked, purchased, and pruned Picture Quote #1

I came home from school one day, and there was a phone call for me. And I picked up the phone. They said, ‘This is the Harvard Admissions Department. We’d like to let you know that you’re accepted in the freshman class.’ And I said, ‘Come on, who is this really?’ Picture Quote #1

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We’re sharing things in our lives everyday that we wouldn’t have picked up the phone to talk about ten years ago. (Picked Quotes) When I became director of CIA, it was just clear to me intuitively, without a whole lot of science behind it, that we had expanded rapidly and inefficiently. So I arbitrarily picked a number, 10 percent, and I said over the next 12 months, we are going to reduce our reliance on contractors by 10 percent. (Picked Quotes) It wasn’t like I picked a camera up in 1989 and stopped making music. I picked a camera up and found another form of expression. (Picked Quotes) The ego is a false perception of self. It’s an idea, a transitory identity that we’ve picked up. (Picked Quotes) Many of my family members are teachers in the arts, and I picked up the camera years ago, in high school. (Picked Quotes) A lot of people have read the Mira Grant books who are not urban fantasy readers, and they would never have picked up a book with an urban fantasist’s name on the cover, but then they go on to read my urban fantasy and like it. (Picked Quotes) I picked up the guitar at 12 yrs old - basically, my mother and father bought it for me for Christmas. I played one at my friend’s house; when I say played it, I just played around with it at my friend’s house. It just struck me as something I really wanted. (Picked Quotes) One of the strange phenomena of the last century is the spectacle of religion dropping the appeal of fear while other human interests have picked it up. (Picked Quotes) Your structure and format may not be perfect, and you may not have picked the perfect franchise, but if I pick up a script, and the characters are real, whole, complicated and come from a place of somebody who really is feeling it, that’s what people remember. (Picked Quotes) I think there have always been male writers, female writers. As a reader, I never picked up a book and said, ‘Oh, I can’t read this - it’s about a male,’ and set it back down. (Picked Quotes) I was a weirdo. I wasn’t picked on or anything. And I wasn’t smarter than the other kids; that’s not why I didn’t fit in. I’ve always had this weird anxiety. I hated recess. I didn’t like field trips. Parties really stressed me out. And I had a very different sense of humour. (Picked Quotes) Years ago, I picked up figure skating. How hard could spins and jumps be, I thought? It’s just applied Newtonian physics. After repeatedly falling on my rear end, I realized it was harder than I thought. But it had an upside. That is how I met my wife, who was ice dancing at the Rockefeller Center ice rink. (Picked Quotes) I think I veered towards filmmaking because there’s more of a sense of control in it. You’re not waiting to be picked. That said, in film school I acted in probably 6,000 student films because no other filmmakers knew anyone who wanted to act. It was all a big beautiful snake eating its tail, progressing along the way. (Picked Quotes) When man determined to destroy himself he picked the was of shall and finding only why smashed it into because. (Picked Quotes) Nothing’s worse than telling your family you got a pilot, hearing the pilot got picked up, and then finding out it’s not in the fall lineup. (Picked Quotes) He picked the one Cinderella on earth who would smash the glass slipper and cut off a few toes to keep Prince Charming from finding her. (Picked Quotes) For some reason I’ve been labeled that and it’s fine, but there are a lot of other artists that sing real traditional stuff, so I don’t know why they picked me. That’s what I’ve always done. (Picked Quotes) Apparently the Republican base got radicalized first, and Democrats picked up the ball later. Or something. (Picked Quotes) I thought I would keep the first name Susan and change the last name but I picked up this book and as I opened it the lead character in it was called Morgan Brittany. (Picked Quotes) If I’d never have picked up the first person, I’d never have picked up the 42,000 in Calcutta. (Picked Quotes) Since I first picked up the violin, I’ve been very interested in tone and texture: I would have very visceral reactions to the texture of a snare drum or a pedal steel guitar or a violin. (Picked Quotes) I think when I was about 12 or 13, my dad started taking me out to the local golf course, and that’s the first time I ever hit a golf ball. I picked it up pretty quickly, just kind of monkey-see, monkey-do. But when I was 12, golf was so slow to me. For me, it was basketball, girls and music. (Picked Quotes) So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was flunking out of my first year of junior college, they were relieved that I had picked something other than joining the army. But I can’t imagine how they had high hopes for me. (Picked Quotes) You cannot imagine what sorrow and anger seize one’s whole soul when a great idea, which one has long and piously revered, is picked up by some bunglers and dragged into the street, to more fools like themselves, and one suddenly meets it in the flea market, unrecognizable, dirty, askew, absurdly presented, without proportion, without harmony, a toy for stupid children. (Picked Quotes) The way I see it, rock and roll is folk music. Street music. It isn’t taught in school. It has to be picked up. (Picked Quotes) I do have very deep, fond memories of my family in Mexico City, but I also remember feeling funny for not speaking English - I was basically an immigrant. But I picked up the language fast and soon I knew that I wanted to be a writer. (Picked Quotes) I’ve always thought that having an attractive free agent is better than a guy who was picked in the seventh round. (Picked Quotes) I grew up in a house with a mother who was a teacher and a Freedom Rider - very left-wing Democrats living in a heterogeneous working-class neighborhood. I picked up a lot of those values there, and I brought them with me when I showed up in Hollywood. (Picked Quotes) Our task is to stand tall in God’s love, secure in our place, sparkling in kindness, surrounded by his goodness, freely giving to all who come our way. You, me, and the Christmas tree. Picked, purchased, and pruned. (Picked Quotes) I came home from school one day, and there was a phone call for me. And I picked up the phone. They said, ‘This is the Harvard Admissions Department. We’d like to let you know that you’re accepted in the freshman class.’ And I said, ‘Come on, who is this really?’ (Picked Quotes)

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