Eric Liu Quotes
In the end, a new Americanization movement can't just be about listing our privileges and immunities, which we catalog in our laws. It also has to be about reinforcing our duties, which we convey in our habits.
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By 2022, China is expected to cede the dubious distinction of being the world's most populous nation to India, according to the population division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
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We must become more comfortable with probability and uncertainty.
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I envision the script as a story in my mind, memorize the entire thing and have it play out. It helps me figure out where my character needs to go.
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From now back to the past, we can observe clearly that none of us is free.
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I think my whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche.
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I have always hated nightclubs, and don't like loud music.
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Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one.
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I live by a rulebook of eating alkaline - no meat, no dairy, no gluten, I try to stay away from sugar - but I'll cheat when I want to since I'm a bit of a foodie.
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.
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A good newspaper is never nearly good enough but a lousy newspaper is a joy forever.
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I do play the guitar, and I can sing, but just enough to carry a tune.
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Broadway has been my dream since I was 5 years old.
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If a lecturer, he wishes to be heard; if a writer, to be read. He always hopes for a public beyond that of the long-suffering wife.
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A book is either autobiography or a novel.
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Having wires strewn across your couch and across the floor is a big deal to a lot of people.
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I want to be open to the kids who only speak Spanish, the kids who speak only Spanglish, and the kids who don't even speak Spanish at all.
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I'm a fan of Jeb Bush's.
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Turkey, like every country, has a right to defend its territory and its airspace.
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Don't cry out loud, keep it inside, learn how to hide your feelings. Fly high and proud, and if you should fall, remember you almost had it all.
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Too much pleasure disagrees with us. Too many concords are annoying in music; too many benefits irritate us; we wish to have the wherewithal to overpay our debts.
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It's nice to be able to backtrack and not be embarrassed by the music you used to listen to.
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I studied archaeology.
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Most fears are just illusions.
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In the end, a new Americanization movement can't just be about listing our privileges and immunities, which we catalog in our laws. It also has to be about reinforcing our duties, which we convey in our habits.
