Marjorie Liu Quotes
We're not accustomed to giving women the space to express the full range of emotions and flaws that men are permitted. Anger and aggressiveness aren't part of the scale of what is acceptable behavior in women, whereas men - in reality and in fiction - are allowed a much fuller range of emotion.
Quotes to Explore
-
Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.
-
If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.
-
Being at the Apollo, I was always starstruck.
-
Ideas are all around me. If I wasn't interested in them myself, I don't think anyone else would be either.
-
There are many drugs that have many serious side effects and that are harmful to people. Marijuana is no different than that. And especially we should try to discourage young people from using marijuana.
-
We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.
-
One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it.
-
As far as how much you listen to the audience, you listen to them when they really hate something.
-
'Years of Living Dangerously' is a wonderful opportunity to reach a lot of people with the story and importance of climate change in our lives; in recent history, there's no bigger threat to the quality of human life than what is taking place right now in respect of climate change.
-
There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.
-
Shun all vice, especially card playing.
-
I had wanted to be a sculptor throughout life, but to do so, I had to stop painting.
-
When computer systems cause errors, you can end up with The Dreaded NIGO - the 'not in good order' transaction.
-
People win Oscars, and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head. The moment I won the Oscar, I felt the teardown the very next day.
-
My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies.
-
Perhaps I am not as wise as I like to think I am.
-
I watched the Disney Channel all the time growing up. 'Lizzie McGuire' was my all-time favorite. I'm pretty sure I had every piece of merchandise that involved Lizzie. And I loved 'That's So Raven.'
-
I had done chorus before in school, but I was only trying for an easy A. I was a bass going 'dum dum da doo wop.'
-
My biggest asset is that I know how to learn, and that, I believe, will help me in the long run.
-
However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality.
-
Ultimately, I think it takes a certain grit and determination to constantly re-prove to people that you're just as dedicated, just as determined, and just as capable as the entrepreneurs around you who may better fit the physical pattern - but on the flipside, women who succeed often become razor sharp through the process.
-
I wish anytime I went into a nice restaurant and asked for a table, they said, 'Well I'm sure you don't want one in the corner.'
-
Someone is out there looking to put you out of business. Someone is out there who thinks they have a better idea than you have. A better solution than you have. A better or more efficient product than you have.
-
We're not accustomed to giving women the space to express the full range of emotions and flaws that men are permitted. Anger and aggressiveness aren't part of the scale of what is acceptable behavior in women, whereas men - in reality and in fiction - are allowed a much fuller range of emotion.
