Brooke Fraser (Brooke Gabrielle Ligertwood) Quotes
		
	 
	
		
	
	
	
		Obviously, it was a big life change for me and quite a shock to suddenly have these songs I'd written in my bedroom as a far-too-intense teenager all over the airwaves and see my face on buses, especially in a small country like New Zealand, but at the same time it was such a thrill and an honour knowing that my music was reaching people.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Brooke Fraser 
			 
			
				Hillsong Worship  
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mallory Ortberg 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I don't try to sugarcoat things, but I also think my books make positive statements about the people and values in small-town America. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Tawni O'Dell 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Home is, I suppose just a child's idea. A house at night, and a lamp in the house. A place to feel safe. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				V. S. Naipaul 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		All of the characters in my films, they share one commonality. It doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, it doesn't matter whether they are smart or stupid, these characters all take responsibility for their own behavior. I'm much the same. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Park Chan-wook 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Success is measured in months for me. When my health fails, it will fail quickly. Tumors grow on an exponential curve. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Randy Pausch 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I love hard punch lines, and I like anything that has a strong point of view. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Natasha Leggero 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		There are staples to my show. I have to be conscious about switching things up because I know people who saw me last year will say, 'He did that last time.' But if certain things work, they work. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Talib Kweli 
			 
			
				Black Star  
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I have been five minutes too late all my life-time! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Hannah Cowley 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I often look at women who wear great jeans and high heels and nice little T-shirts wandering around the city, and I think, 'I should make more of an effort. I should look like that.' But then I think, 'They can't be happy in those heels.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Kate Winslet 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My pictures are always part of my thinking, and my emotions, tensions, dreams, desires. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ingmar Bergman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		As in any war, there have been dreadful mistakes and civilian casualties. The difference is when Israelis kill innocents they apologize; when Hezbollah kills innocents they celebrate. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				J. D. Hayworth 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The education of peoples is a necessary precondition to peace. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Carlo Azeglio Ciampi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		The greatest achievement to any human being is to love God, yourself, and others. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Janet Jackson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		What I have found is that, in a family business structure, sometimes what is needed is a sense of discipline rather than creativity. You have to take everyone's ideas and make it work. When you are dealing with money, there is a limitation on how creative you can be. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ashwin Sanghi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Because I am a one-legged, black, short, woman I had to spend every day of my life pushing against what society told me I should be. I had to sell my value every day of my life. Confidence is what enables us to push back on reality. Once you get good at that, you can use it to live your joy. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Bonnie St. John 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I write songs simply because I get a kick out of making them exist. I'm also sort of addicted to the recording studio, and making albums is my idea of fun. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				James Jackson Toth 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Obviously, it was a big life change for me and quite a shock to suddenly have these songs I'd written in my bedroom as a far-too-intense teenager all over the airwaves and see my face on buses, especially in a small country like New Zealand, but at the same time it was such a thrill and an honour knowing that my music was reaching people. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Brooke Fraser 
			 
			
				Hillsong Worship