Lisa Daily Quotes
One should not chug an entire glass of wine at an elegant dinner party. I start hacking and coughing, having practically water-boarded myself out of sheer humiliation.
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I started reading seriously at seven or eight, books about myths and legends, the Narnia series. By the time I was 11, I had read all the children's books in my local library, so I moved on to 'Jane Eyre.' What I loved about Jane Eyre was that she didn't rely on her looks but her character. She had a spirit nobody could break.
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People go to extraordinary lengths to get films made.
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The vast majority of Muslims living here are peaceful citizens. Unfortunately, however, we also see religious and political fanaticism among Muslim groups in Germany.
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I have to be smart. You cannot be going in there, trying to go forward and pressure guys, and be taking damage and getting hurt on the way to doing it.
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Trends don't interest me.
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I think that casting is probably the most important thing in television production.
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I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.
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From the first instant I met her, I wanted to be Nora Ephron. I just really wanted to please her.
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When my body feels good, I feel more energized and alive, and that's sexy. I'm taking care of this body God gave me.
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We need money. We need hits. Hits bring money, money bring power, power bring fame, fame change the game.
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My goal in boxing is to be the best.
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Books are such a great way to spend time with your children, open lines of communication with your children, and just build that strong foundation.
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I hope everyone goes through life seeking knowledge.
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I realized that for this moment, nothing in the past mattered. Nothing terrible in the future mattered. What mattered was her skin against me, her hand holding me, the perfume of her hair and skin and the warmth of her breath against my chest. This was satori. This was truth.
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The one without second is emptiness, the other one makes it true.
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We will have to embark on a change so radical, a revolution so quiet and yet so total, that it will go far beyond the programme for a parliament.
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Flattery won’t hurt you if you don’t swallow it.
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Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.
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Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature .
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Wisdom comes from within. Knowledge is acquired and can sometimes put a screen on your wisdom.
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Storytelling and elegant style don't always go hand in hand.
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I always felt sorry for humans, spending so much time in front of the mirror. Fixing their hair, makeup, and clothes, mostly to impress others. Did they really see themselves in the mirror? Was it what they wanted to see? Did it make them feel good or bad? And mostly I wondered if they based their self-image on their reflected one.
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You may think life is sweet now, but when death is a heartbeat away then life becomes unbearably desirable. And when you survive, everything you do will be enhanced and filled with greater joy: the sunlight, the breeze, a good wine, a woman's lips, a child's laughter.
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One should not chug an entire glass of wine at an elegant dinner party. I start hacking and coughing, having practically water-boarded myself out of sheer humiliation.
