Bette Lord Quotes
In yielding we are like the water, by nature placid, conforming to the hollow of the smallest hand; in time, shaping even the mountains to its will. Thus we keep duty and honor. We cherish clan and civilization. We are Chinese.
Quotes to Explore
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I've been hyper-conscious about staying away from rubbish. I don't eat white bread, white rice or cereal unless it's porridge.
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You make movies for the people. If critics happen to like them too, well, that's a home run.
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Working in Birmingham for the first time was the best thing, especially as it was round the corner from my mum's house in Harborne!
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I want to be free... free to develop my art.
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Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.
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Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.
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Of course I believe imaginative architecture can make a difference to people's lives, but I wish it was possible to divert some of the effort we put into ambitious museums and galleries into the basic architectural building blocks of society.
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I will fight the fight I need to fight to win.
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A true world outlook is incompatible with a foreign imperialism, no matter how high-minded the governing country.
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Tweeting has taught me the discipline to say more with fewer words.
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When you are racing in an able-bodied competition, you're all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that's what counts.
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I've always been able to shoot the ball, so it's just about continuing to work on your shot and shoot the ball. That's the main thing. Got to get those shots up.
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My butt-crack showing is like my trademark. I wear my pants loose, and lately Ive been so busy Ive lost a few pounds. My ass-crack is always showing!
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As for my brothers, of whom I had three, I know not how they were bred.
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Being in the design industry, I've tended to meet more people who are affected by HIV and AIDS.
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Fashion isn't interesting when it comes from an uninspired place.
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I knew when I got to play with Al Jackson I would be a better bass player because he was the best drummer in the world. I worshipped him.
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I pretty much always wanted to write a series, because I love reading them.
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I do everything for my family.
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You have to follow and honor that inner voice. I always encouraged the girls to do the same.
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The only condition a library asks its users to honor is to do justice to their own imagination, their own curiosity and their own thirst for knowledge, and in the process, to achieve their own independence of mind and spirit.
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The wise man delights in water, the Good man delights in mountains. For the wise move; but the Good stay still. The wise are happy; but the good secure.
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There's nothing like music to relieve the soul and uplift it.
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In yielding we are like the water, by nature placid, conforming to the hollow of the smallest hand; in time, shaping even the mountains to its will. Thus we keep duty and honor. We cherish clan and civilization. We are Chinese.
