Elizabeth Lesser Quotes
There is an art to grieving. To grieve well the loss of anyone or anything--a parent, a love, a child, an era, a home, a job--is a creative act. It takes attention and patience and courage. But many of us do not know how to grieve. We were never taught, and we don't see examples of full-bodied grieving around us. Our culture favors the fast-food model of mourning--get over it quick and get back to work; affix the bandage of "closure" and move on.
Quotes to Explore
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As the scripts come in they are sent to the artists, and the artists are either very busy, or ready to start.
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The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.
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When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.
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I don't think it's good for people to know too much about you. With my favourite bands, I don't want to have the inside track on every single aspect of their personal lives.
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I live with my mum and my nan. I think I will leave eventually, but not at the moment when they look after me so well. If you came to my house, they'd make you eat something.
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There's a lot of people who feel there's a tabloid journalist who had it coming.
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I feel like writing a book there's always a version in your head that's an amazing version, but then you write the version that you can write.
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Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most basic freedoms. If we are to win this struggle and spread those freedoms, we must keep our own moral compass pointed in a true direction.
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I try to listen to my children. I try to change with my children.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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Dating is a numbers game. What we try to promise is good first dates. Once that first date happens, it's really up to you.
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Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.
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When I was at school, I used to end every school day with fountain pen ink all over my hands and face and down my shirt.
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Today, the origin of 90% of all the edible food Gambians consume are from places they have never heard of.
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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012 were dismissed by some of his critics as merely symbolic for African Americans. But there is nothing 'mere' about symbols.
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I feel very, very lucky that George has got a little sister.
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I struggled for many, many years following 'Music and Lyrics' - I mean really struggled.
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Very often it's really inconvenient - who you fall in love with. You can't really control it.
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I have a bunch of brothers. I grew up with a big family.
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I go running. I go into nature. I really alleviate lot of emotional stress, any kind of stress I'm going through - exercise is my favorite medicine.
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I still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. If you follow the rules, you can do pretty well.
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There is an art to grieving. To grieve well the loss of anyone or anything--a parent, a love, a child, an era, a home, a job--is a creative act. It takes attention and patience and courage. But many of us do not know how to grieve. We were never taught, and we don't see examples of full-bodied grieving around us. Our culture favors the fast-food model of mourning--get over it quick and get back to work; affix the bandage of "closure" and move on.
