Lauren Mayberry Quotes
People have said it's hypocritical for me to call myself a feminist and make the kind of music we are making, because we signed to a major in the U.K., and that system objectifies women. Or people have complained that I don't dance. But I like the idea that I can stomp around the stage if I want.
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When you have brothers, you learn to be fiercely competitive with someone you love so they won't kill you and you won't kill them.
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I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.
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I would love it if people could look at chubby folks with all of our curves, bumps and ridges and just say 'She's beautiful' just like that. You don't have to get on a treadmill as long as your blood pressure is under control and you eat healthy, God bless.
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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Someone told me, 'When you go see Pearl Jam, it's going to be a spiritual experience,' and it was. It was my first time seeing them live, and I've been a lifelong fan. Eddie Vedder's voice is a million times better live, and I couldn't believe the passion he put into every single song.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.
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I like things simple.
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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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The crown must constantly earn citizens' appreciation, respect and trust.
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People always say you can't do a red lip if you have red hair but I've never shied away from it. I think you can absolutely do that. It's more about hair colour and complexion.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the second album.
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In some ways, technology keeps on enhancing us, and we embrace it.
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By now it is evident that the Soviet Union must gain control of Europe to maintain its empire.
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I'm tired of fighting. I've always known that I can't be an action star all my life.
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I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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I've been on a state of high alert since high school. I didn't need 9/11 to remind me that we live on a ball of flame.
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In school I was painfully shy. But as soon as I had to get up in front of the class and give a book report, it was alarming - I'd suddenly be very articulate.
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We're not trying to reinvent the wheel; for any environmental organization to claim sole responsibility for any kind of victory is insane, because everybody attacks these problems as a group.
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People may get tired of hearing from me, but I don't think I'll ever run out of things that I want to write about.
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I half knew what to expect when I saw the cricket ground in the morning. It was when I started to talk to people working out there, I began to find what I was looking for.
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People have said it's hypocritical for me to call myself a feminist and make the kind of music we are making, because we signed to a major in the U.K., and that system objectifies women. Or people have complained that I don't dance. But I like the idea that I can stomp around the stage if I want.
