Newton Lee Quotes
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Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic.
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When I went into the Montreal Games, nobody expected much out of me.
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Not all children have the anchor of a strong family.
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I'm addicted to the hotel life. It's humbling and fly at the same time.
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There appears to be something to do with vehicles and movement that stimulates my writing.
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We have little bags we pack specifically for touch-up makeup if you're chosen for the top 16. I knew I had to sneak in my banana because nothing calms my nerves like it! I don't know if it's the potassium, but I need it before I get on stage because it always calms me down.
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I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.
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I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were no other musicians around.
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Painting embraces and contains within itself all the things which nature produces or which results from the fortuitous actions of men... he is but a poor master who makes only a single figure well.
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My friends and the people who are close to me know what I am. And that is enough.
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The main issue when it comes to hiring someone from Asia is the language barrier. It's difficult to book someone when they don't speak the language and they can't deliver the lines or even speak to the director. But in terms of Asian-American actresses, we all speak it fluently!
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When I was young, I was obsessed with Michael Jordan and the Bulls. He's the only person I get starstruck over. I don't know what I'd do if I met him - I'd be in shock! That's my dream.
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And 'tis remarkable that they talk most who have the least to say.
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I won 21 titles in seven years: three titles per year playing in this way. I'm sorry, guys. I'm not going to change.
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I'm kind of a dirty guy, a little Bill Laimbeer-ish. Those are the guys I used to watch growing up. I used to watch Karl Malone; now I watch Boozer and Elton Brand and try to emulate those guys as much as possible because those guys are about the same size as me.
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Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
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People that know me know I'm very good about doing my own thing and minding my own business.
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I've written a lot of books now; I've been published for over 30 years. I hope with every book I learn something new, and with every new novel I try to improve the process of writing.
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I've made six films since I made Secrets and Lies but I still live in London and I'd love to do theater.
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Long hours of labour seem to be the secret of the rational and healthful processes, which are to raise the condition of the labourer by an improvement of his mental and moral powers and to make a rational consumer out of him.
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Introspection, or 'sitting in the silence,' is an unscientific way of trying to force apart the mind and senses, tied together by the life force. The contemplative mind, attempting its return to divinity, is constantly dragged back toward the senses by the life currents.
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Declare this smite time, extracting precious gems and wholly hours you share to fruitcake a friend so dear.
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The future is arriving sooner than we imagine.
