Marjorie Liu Quotes
As women, we have to deal with constant threats of violence. And it's in our media and fiction, too. So we internalize it.Marjorie Liu
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I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.
Gary Coleman -
I think all politicians lie.
Nancy Grace -
The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you.
Salman Rushdie -
She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.
Gail Parent -
When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
G. Willow Wilson -
The Islamist ideology took decades to incubate within our communities, and it will take decades to debunk.
Maajid Nawaz
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I've been to parties in L.A. that are mind-blowing. I mean, quite literally mind-blowing. People get cellphones in the party bag, that sort of thing. Fabulous, fabulous parties.
Victoria Beckham Spice Girls -
I've been writing songs since I was at least 20. That's what I wanted to do before I became a model.
Karen Elson -
Artists look at the environment, and the best artists correctly diagnose the problem. I'm not saying artists can't be leaders, but that's not the job of art, to lead. Bob Marley, Nina Simone, Harry Belafonte - there are artists all through history who have become leaders, but that was already in them, nothing to do with their art.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
I've always dreamed of having a large family.
Lance Bass NSYNC -
The essence of architecture is form and space, and light is the essential element to the key to architectural design, probably more important than anything. Technology and materials are secondary.
I. M. Pei -
In the five months I wrote the final draft of 'The Association of Small Bombs,' I never fell out of the book. The world was real to me: plausible and powerful.
Karan Mahajan
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
M. H. Abrams -
Free societies are societies in motion, and with motion comes friction.
Salman Rushdie -
No actor who's any good can say truthfully to themselves, 'Yeah, I'm good; I've got this sorted.'
Gabriel Byrne -
The tale of 'Point Break' is about doing what you love and committing to what you love. It's relevant to me as a Venezuelan, to you as an American, to any Chinese person watching the film.
Edgar Ramirez -
If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness.
Tadao Ando -
The U.N.'s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have shown that U.N. peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own.
Ban Ki-moon
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Michael Jackson, he used to chase relevancy all the time. He always wanted to go a little bigger and better and keep that audience. There was never a point where Michael was going to feel like, 'I've got to play the Nokia, and that's all I'm going to pull in is the Nokia.' That would not have been acceptable.
Babyface -
Let's face it: I look pretty out of shape.
Bill Hader -
Mentally ill people come from all belief systems.
Penn Jillette -
In order every one in our homeland learns principles of democracy and the peaceful transition of power, and in order to stabilize and develop multiple choices in democratic practice.
Ali Abdullah Saleh -
Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates.
Kate Angell -
As women, we have to deal with constant threats of violence. And it's in our media and fiction, too. So we internalize it.
Marjorie Liu