Brooke Fraser (Brooke Gabrielle Ligertwood) Quotes
I've always recognised that I have influence, whether I like it or not, and that I can use it to do something good.
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Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really special.
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I think mobility is very important, not only to discover opportunities elsewhere but at times, also to appreciate better what your home town has. Allahabad, for instance, has the feel of a small, tightly-knit community where everyone participates.
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Life is not always not always what one wants it to be., but to make the best of it as it is the only way of being happy.
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In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound.
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I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids.
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Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it.
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My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.
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I think I've learned the difference between the things I can control and the things I can't control. And hopefully, by doing the things I can control well, I'll have more favor in the other category.
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The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.
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I was often told that I wasn't a thing. 'She's not pretty enough. She's not tall enough. She's not thin enough. She's not fat enough.' I thought, 'O.K., someday you're going to be looking for someone not, not, not, not, and there I'll be.'
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Starting at 11, I was a movie-theater popcorn girl, a babysitter, a sales clerk - in the Midwest, they start them early!
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Number one, cash is king... number two, communicate... number three, buy or bury the competition.
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I love the beach. I love the sea. All my life I live within - in front of the sea.
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People think that Israelis are mean, evil people who only want to hurt Arabs all day.
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I think one of my first jokes - in the black community, there's people who have jokes about skin tone. People like, 'You so black, you purple.' 'You so black, you gotta smile so we can see you at night.'
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Any terrorism is an attack on libertarian values.
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I do believe that all of the world needs reform. The reform must take place everywhere.
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There's a side to you as an actor, a selfish side, that wants to go on and play different roles.
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Fighting teaches you a lot about yourself. When you fight you are in a situation where failure can happen. This chance of failure forges your character in many ways and makes you realise how mentally tough you have to be as a fighter. This mental toughness will transfer into your everyday life, giving you drive and a clear concise attitude, where giving up is not an option
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Obviously you have to have rhythm. If you have rhythm, then you can play anything you need. If you have rhythm and you love music, then play and play and play until you get to where you want to get. If you can pay the rent, great. If you can't, then you'd better be having fun.
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I leave abortion to the woman. I just fundamentally end there. I absolutely support a woman's right to choose.
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Nothing will ever be what the Voyager mission was.
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I had no ambition to go to America and be in a TV show. It's not like I've rejected something or decided that I've found something better. Your life just takes you off in strange and different directions.
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I've always recognised that I have influence, whether I like it or not, and that I can use it to do something good.
