Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Quotes
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Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.
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Life does not owe me a shred.
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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
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I'm a firm believer in the Second Amendment and the Bill of Rights. I don't think you should infringe on the type of weapon somebody should buy or the number of rounds in a high-capacity magazine.
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Being a gal, people can be a bit patronizing. 'Oh, look at you using the computer.' They would never say that to a boy. And I don't let them do it to me.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.
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I like the dark undertow of grime, and it gets me aggressive. You need that aggression.
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I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.
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I was just making music in my bedroom. I never wanted to be onstage.
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I was tested against the best.
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I did as much research as I could and I took ownership of this illness, because if you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?
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I've always found it very sanitary to be broke.
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We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of privates out of the receiving barracks the week before we even graduated the platoon that we were on!
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Micropayments are great if you use them for a product or service with certain properties. It must be one where you can get away with usage-based pricing, and where there is a strong rationale for making it cheap, yet not free.
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One of the disadvantages of being a patrician is that occasionally you're obliged to act like one.
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My life has become a reality show. When I am home, people are climbing trees with cameras. I feel that my personal space is being encroached upon. I will try and protect it as much as I can.
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What is more comforting to the terrorists around the world: the failure to pass the 9/11 legislation because we lacked a majority of the majority,' or putting aside partisan politics to enact tough new legislation with America's security foremost in mind?
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Everybody in America who didn't come over the Bering Strait ice bridge stole his land from somebody else.
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Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.
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Congo has vast stands of biologically important forests as well as remote areas still waiting to be explored, yet we have very few botanists. I'm working to expand training for young students and inspire a new generation to make discoveries, spread the word about conservation, and increase protected areas throughout our country.
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People ask if success changes one overnight. I am just doing my job, and I worked way too hard to get here. I didn't get it easy.
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Meditation is a really powerful tool I have for life now. The only reason I know about it is because I was stressing about writing and a friend taught me it. It's been useful.
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Education liberates a woman.
