Wendy Lesser Quotes
I think I was born with a sense of instantaneous connection between the things I perceived in the world and my feelings about those things my character has served me well it has made me. well, an eighteenth -century man of letters, though one who happens to be female and lives in twentieth-century Berkeley.
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You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by the colonial powers of Europe having complete control over Africa, they projected Africa always in a negative light - jungles, savages, cannibals, nothing civilized.
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The work environment on 'Battlestar Galactica' is unbelievable, and it's something that doesn't come along very often.
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It's not like I've ever been the popular pretty girl at school or anything. I was always such a weirdo.
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Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice.
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You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under threat, on the edge of your seat and pushing yourself. Win one and you want to win more. It's never-ending.
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I went to Sunday School and liked the stories about Christ and the Christmas star. They were beautiful. They made you warm and happy to think about. But I didn't believe them.
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For 25 years, it has been my privilege to represent the city of San Francisco and the great state of California; to work to strengthen our vibrant middle class; to secure opportunity and equality.
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In the real world, immeasurable hurt is caused by terrorists based in Pakistan who attack countries like India.
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All the interests of my reason, speculative as well as practical, combine in the three following questions: 1. What can I know? 2. What ought I to do? 3. What may I hope?
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I was really blessed with parents who never said I couldn't do anything. And now I reflect as an adult on that, 'Wow, they never told me no!'
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For example, many colleges in their writing programs teach some of my work.
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Among various demands and charges I gave them, was, that the said flag should be delivered to me, and one of the United States' flags be received and hoisted in its place.
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Audiences are smart, and they don't need to be spoon-fed everything.
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Jay Hov about to change my name to Jay Pesobut in a meantime called me William H thoughon a platinum Yamaha got the engine gunningthrowing it up like liquor on an empty stomach.
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I studied Judaism a lot. I studied religion in general, and I have never imposed my Judaism on my kids. They are what they want to be. I think... you must care for others. That's the correct religion, I think.
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It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority.
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I was thinking of writing a little foreword saying that history is, after all, based on people's recollections, which change with time.
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If people can't deal with their problems, they numb themselves a little bit.
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The smartest billionaires I know never finished high school. I got my degree and my doctorate on the street and an advanced degree in jail.
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I just gravitate to movies where the mystery is the character himself. Any time you see a trailer of something where somebody is questioning 'Who am I?' I'm hooked.
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I think we are able to keep active provided we approach our lives with creativity. I think the mere fact that we keep doing is self-creating.
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Writing has become my great joy - I simply love it.
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It seems the brighter you are, the deeper the hole you get into.
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I think I was born with a sense of instantaneous connection between the things I perceived in the world and my feelings about those things my character has served me well it has made me. well, an eighteenth -century man of letters, though one who happens to be female and lives in twentieth-century Berkeley.
