Elizabeth Lesser Quotes
I think diversity of thinking and healing traditions from around the world are good for us. The movement itself has evolved enormously and it's been a thrill to be part of it.
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There ain't no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, 'That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.' You bet I do. Hit 'em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt, I got no worry about the hit and run - and that's really overrated - I got no worry about base-running errors. And I can't screw it up myself.
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My work is not so much a direct commentary as it is an open-ended observation of the absurdities around us.
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Those were the ideals that drove us to nationalization of the health service.
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Popular culture has become engorged, broadening and thickening until it's the only culture anyone notices.
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I don't golf. I've never golfed. I will never golf.
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I don't go to the gym because I don't have time, but I do Pilates workout DVDs for 20 minutes or more every day at home.
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I pretty much preach, teach and nag.
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Monks are not expected to speak about themselves; the message is important, not the person.
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Make yourself do unpleasant things so as to gain the upper hand of your soul.
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We have to acknowledge that those past human right abuses existed and so we can't go forward without looking back, and understanding that was enormous problem, not just for America but also problem for the Indonesian people...
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Doing a life study while drunk and in the process of being seduced is never a formula for quality art.
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Unfortunately, in some parts of the country, some kids are taught at an early age that being different is somehow bad or wrong or worthy of ridicule.
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Usher is so innovative - he's a great performer, a great entertainer.
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If you know people, it's so much more fun working with them because it's like your family is back together again.
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I'm completely dyslexic, so academia was never really my path.
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But I love how people who are musical, they know how to dress.
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Ageing is one of those battles you're not going to win. I'll try to look as good as I can as long as I can. I don't think I'll do cosmetic surgery because I'm a wimp.
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It's a lot of work being an indie artist, but it's worth it.
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Tangerine tango was still in. Cardigans without buttons were in. Bahia bands were in. Senhor do Bonfim. Make a wish? But hardly anyone considered the most radical move: be yourself. Beauty is always a revolutionary act.
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The right shot at the right moment does not come because you do not let go of yourself. You do not wait for fulfilment, but brace yourself for failure.
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Compromise, contrary to popular opinion, does not mean selling out one's principles. Compromise means working out differences to forge a solution which fits the diversity of the body politic.
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Diversity is not just about the fact that the pictures look better. I mean, they always do look better!
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You either go through your life working for someone and getting a paycheck - and it can be a damn good paycheck, and I am not complaining as someone who has always been a salaried employee - or you can go out and become an entrepreneur.
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I think diversity of thinking and healing traditions from around the world are good for us. The movement itself has evolved enormously and it's been a thrill to be part of it.
