Cynthia Lord Quotes
It's hard to think of anything being gone forever. Most things that go come back again, even if they're a little different when they return. But not always, and when something has gone forever, it can hurt so much you start wondering if it would've been easier if you'd never had it at all.
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If other people want to say that I'm the next person in boxing, then that's up to them. That's their opinion.
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I really like this trend of songwriting that is honest and intelligent and serious and longing.
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I know I can serve Hawaii and our country well in the U.S. Senate, know we can mount a solid statewide campaign, know we have a good chance of prevailing.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since the overwhelming majority of people in Ireland and Northern Ireland voted in favour of the agreement signed on Good Friday 1998, paving the way for Northern Ireland to become the exciting and inspirational place that it is today.
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My memory is basically visual: that's what I remember, rooms and landscapes. What I do not remember are what the people in these room were telling me. I never see letters or sentences when I write or read, but only the images they produce.
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This may come as a surprise, given the nature of my job, but I am very guarded and contemplative. I'm not a naturally boisterous person.
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You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
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I didn't grow up in a wealthy family at all. Being at home all day and watching movies, that was a luxury.
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I am not going to stop speaking out on behalf of policies that I think are right - regardless of ideology, party or political expediency.
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Most of what happens in the world is far beyond a dog's comprehension, so they must turn to their faith in us to help them navigate life's treacheries. Don't we, also, have unanswerable questions about the vagaries of modern existence for which the answer is beyond human grasp, so that only our faith can guide us?
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There is a lot of strength and intelligence in Hollywood.
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Russians don't complain, usually.
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Contrary to popular wisdom, the mark of a great meeting is not how short it is or whether it ends on time. The key is whether it ends with clarity and commitment from participants.
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When I was 50 years old, I actually decided to draw up a list of half a dozen things that I really hadn't done very well, and I was going to make efforts to improve. One of them was skiing, and I really did become a very much better skier.
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My kids are the most inspiring thing that pushes me. It used to be because they were born, and I had to take care of them. Now it's because my son raps, and he's better than me. So now I gotta keep up with him, you know what I'm saying?
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We will have to be very vigilant that young female scientists have the same opportunities as their male colleagues.
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Use a corrector to do all the heavy lifting under the eyes, not concealer. I spent years re-applying and layering concealer and Touche Eclat under there, when what I really needed was a good, peachy-toned corrector.
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Students coming from father-present families score higher in math and science even when they come from weaker schools.
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I don't think people were betting on me, but they were giving me a chance. I think I rode a wave there, by being different in appearance than the girls who preceded me.
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I like the idea that [Mahatma] Gandhi is appearing now in an opera hall in all these different places, and people kind of think about it again.
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I've got lots of good friends. I could have affairs. I can read a book all night, put the cat on the end of the bed. I can pick up my passport and go to France. I don't have to ask anybody.
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Elizabeth Taylor taught me that if you do your hair and makeup first then take a hot bath right before you leave, it brings out your inner glow and takes away the powdery look from makeup. I do that right before every date.
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A teddy bear does not depend upon mechanics to give him the semblance of life. He is loved - and therefore he lives.
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It's hard to think of anything being gone forever. Most things that go come back again, even if they're a little different when they return. But not always, and when something has gone forever, it can hurt so much you start wondering if it would've been easier if you'd never had it at all.
