David Lagercrantz Quotes
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The six people who had the biggest impact on my life were all women. Had I been sexist, my life would have been far less fulfilling.
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Appropriate assessments are a crucial part of effectively educating students. But they only measure a narrow segment of what kids need to learn.
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What I find so interesting about people is the choices they make, and how that effects their behavior, their sense of self and their relationships.
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Our problem is not adopting reforms, which we will do without question. It is not reaching an objective, which we will meet. But it is finding an end to the recession.
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Sometimes I feel like an impostor, and I have to remind myself, 'You are able to do this.' I look at the books on the shelf that have my name on them to remind myself I have done it before and, likely, I can do it again.
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Why is it there are so many more horses' asses than there are horses?
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At the end of the day, I remain a country boy inside.
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My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.
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When I lived in Nashville, Tanya Tucker and people like that were coming up, and I'm sure that Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette were going, 'What's that noise? That's not country.' It's always been this battle where whoever comes up behind the reigning stars isn't country enough. There really is a lot more crossover now.
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The one noticeable similarity with almost all serial killer victims is their short height and low weight.
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I do pinch myself, like when shows in non-English speaking countries are sold out, and people are singing my lyrics. I don't think I'll ever lose that; I'm always appreciative every day of the support I have as an artist, because I'm not a commercial artist.
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In our system, at about 11:30 on election night, they just push you off the edge of the cliff-and that's it. You might scream on the way down, but you're going to hit the bottom, and you're not going to be in elective office.
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I often don't read reviews.
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When I was having that alphabet soup, I never thought that it would pay off.
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The worst diets are ones that restrict your calories too much and try to trick your body. You have no energy, and it's ridiculous.
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The pressure of the Olympic Games is real overwhelming.
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I am a cookbook fanatic.
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I take it that a successful therapy is an oxymoron.
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I watch TV on my TV pretty exclusively. However, when I'm on that long flight between Los Angeles and New York, a great way to pass that time is to download movies on iTunes and watch them on my laptop.
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Trust me, all this fuss over freedoms would fade in a mushroom-cloud moment if there were another attack on our soil.
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I believe the bicentenary offers us a chance not just to say how profoundly shameful the slave trade was - how we condemn its existence utterly and praise those who fought for its abolition - but also to express our deep sorrow that it could ever have happened and rejoice at the better times we live in today.
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It takes one hen to lay an egg, but seven men to sell it.
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Here's a viewer's guide to BP media briefings. Whenever you hear someone with a British accent talking about this on behalf of British Petroleum they are not telling you the truth. That's the bottom-line.
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A supervillain must continue to exist.
