Patrick Ness Quotes
I am Todd Hewitt, I think to myself with my eyes closed. I am twelve years and twelve months old. I live in Prentisstown on New World. I will be a man in one month’s time exactly.
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New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.
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We were both in love with him. I fell out of love with him, but he didn't.
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Novelty is always welcome but talking pictures are just a fad.
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I know career motivation and encouragement up the ladder of success have their place in the world. But I don't want them anywhere near my spirituality.
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People make mistakes. They say stupid things.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.
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My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me.
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I wasn't a major in political science for nothing, so I understood the politics of beauty and the politics of race when it comes to the fashion industry.
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If you care about injustice, and if you care about freedom, and you care about human rights, then you care about them everywhere.
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It's very difficult for my body to recover after workouts now that I'm older, so we have to keep them short, which means they're extremely difficult and intense. It sucks.
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I'm not in this sport to say a guy can beat me.
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In trying to scramble out of a hole, it sometimes digs it deeper.
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It was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.
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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture.
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I have a lot of admiration for people who've been in relationships a long time, married for years.
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Our past is who we are, and death is one of our experiences. I lost my husband a long time ago, but it's always yesterday.
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I've been very lucky in my life.
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I have healed myself through sharing my birth story as well as others' stories in my film 'No Woman, No Cry,' and in various writings and talks about maternal health.
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I've experienced all the food and restaurants in New Orleans. I've been doing a bit of touristing when I have the day off, just walking in the French Quarter. To me, it's very, very surprising how people are so friendly. But no, it's very different from Paris.
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Today it is time for every child to have a right to life, right to freedom, right to health, right to education, safety, the right to dignity, right to equality, and right to peace.
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When in the world are we going to begin to live as if we understood that this is life? This is our time, our day...and it is passing. What are we waiting for?
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I am Todd Hewitt, I think to myself with my eyes closed. I am twelve years and twelve months old. I live in Prentisstown on New World. I will be a man in one month’s time exactly.
