Lee Hyeon-seo Quotes
In communism, we never had any freedom - of movement, of speech, of press. We didn't even make own decisions for our lives, our future. We were human robots.
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Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.
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Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.
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Oh I've done bungee jumping. Skydiving, I have motorcycles that I ride. I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in that way.
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Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more women on their boards have higher returns. Peace agreements that include women are more successful. Parliaments with more women take up a wider range of issues - including health, education, anti-discrimination, and child support.
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I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.
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There are more ways of outraging speech than contradiction merely.
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Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.
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Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.
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It's not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society.
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The verdict of the world is conclusive.
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The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.
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The names of common flowers change from decade to decade, so I spent a lot of time with old outdated dictionaries, with awful flower names like 'mouse-eared chickweed.'
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Israel will not divide its land. We're already too small.
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If co-operation is a duty, I hold that non-co-operation also under certain conditions is equally a duty.
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I'm an outsider.
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I am an avid runner, mainly on weekends.
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'The Fever' is a one-person play. I decided I would perform it myself, and I decided I would not perform it in theaters, because the character in the play says certain things that I meant.
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I'm not going to change my game because I got hurt.
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Chance, my master and my friend, will, I feel sure, deign once again to send me the spirits of his unruly kingdom. All my trust is now in him- and in myself. But above all in him, for when I go under he always fishes me out, seizing and shaking me like a life-saving dog whose teeth tear my skin a little every time. So now, whenever I despair, I no longer expect my end, but some bit of luck, some commonplace little miracle which, like a glittering link, will mend again the necklace of my days.
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Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony.
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You can't take everything that is offered to you. I pass on a lot of stuff, because I truly believe that I will shine better if I could do it 200 percent rather than do it 80 percent and make it so-so.
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When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete.
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In communism, we never had any freedom - of movement, of speech, of press. We didn't even make own decisions for our lives, our future. We were human robots.
