Mary Lambert Quotes
I came out when I was 17. I was in the church; I was crying every Sunday for about a year. I came to terms with the fact with this is who I was - I wasn't going to be able to be a different person. At 17, you feel like a freak already, and so to have that fire and brimstone against your attraction is just screwed up!
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I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
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The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really.
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I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
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I have vowed never to take antibiotics again unless I really need them. I also learned to pay attention to my body, know the difference between indigestion, an allergic reaction to food, a parasitic infection or worms. It's incredible how well I know my body. I really love that.
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I like to have fun, but I don't think of myself as being funny. But I'm a big jokester, so I make fun of myself a lot!
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Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute.
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When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family.
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Who am I, if I'm not this singer with big high notes? I identify with my voice. But I'm more than just the acrobatics.
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The public needs to know - they need to know as much about atrial fibrillation as they do about cancer and diabetes.
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I love to get home and hang out with my family. My brothers and I love spending time at the beach. I enjoy doing all kinds of surf sports and keeping healthy.
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I'm not really a fan of healthy food - I love eating! But, of course, I do work out.
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I'm an Indian-origin painter. I will remain so to my last breath.
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Everybody around the world wants to send their kids to our universities. But nobody wants to send their kids here to public school.
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When you're making a pilot, what you're mostly thinking is, 'Please let this be a real job, please.'
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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Panic is a horrible thing.
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I am the luckiest novelist in the world. I was a first-time novelist who wasn't awash in rejection slips, whose manuscript didn't disappear in slush piles. I have had a wonderful time.
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Remember, you can always find East by staring directly at the sun.
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We make two mistakes about the ancient world. One is to assume they were better than us - that, for instance, the ancient Olympics didn't involve money-making. The opposite mistake, and just as common, is to think our Olympics are much more civilised than ancient sporting competitions. Neither is true.
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My parents signed me up for classical guitar lessons, which made for two years of the most depressing Wednesday evenings.
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America is so caught up in this celebrity mania!
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Bad guys are so much fun to play because you can go as far and as wacky as you want.
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I came out when I was 17. I was in the church; I was crying every Sunday for about a year. I came to terms with the fact with this is who I was - I wasn't going to be able to be a different person. At 17, you feel like a freak already, and so to have that fire and brimstone against your attraction is just screwed up!
