Leslie Jamison Quotes
The idea that a story has to be 'exceptional' in order to be worth telling is curious to me. What if we looked at every single person's story as a site of possibly infinite meaning? What if we came to believe that there isn't hubris or narcissism in thinking your story might be worth sharing - only a sense of curiosity and offering?Leslie Jamison
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Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally.
Ramakrishna -
On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.
Candace Parker -
I've had Irish skin from the time I was a young girl.
Lara Flynn Boyle -
When you read a comic book, there's a space between what's happening on the panel and what you have to literally see in your mind. That's not true of movies, where you see everything.
Ta-Nehisi Coates -
Everyone knows what a curve is, until he has studied enough mathematics to become confused through the countless number of possible exceptions.
Felix Klein -
I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not.
Barbara Hepworth
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In the past, the West had tried to export one formula of democracy which should fit to the rest of the world, and they discovered that this doesn't work.
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair -
If you've got unemployment, low pay, that was just too bad. But that was the system. That was the sort of economy and philosophy against which I was fighting in the 1930s.
Barbara Castle -
Credit you give yourself is not worth having.
Irving Thalberg -
I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
Lana Turner -
Thinking about your role will automatically get you in the frame of mind to get your strategy and game plan right before you step onto that field.
Harbhajan Singh -
If you look up the definition of news in the dictionary, it isn't what you watch on TV.
Val Kilmer
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I didn't want to write a biographie romancee especially since I already write novels, nor did I want to challenge the rules of the biography game, arbitrary as those rules might be.
Edmund White -
I need to have proper equipment when I work out, and the Nike Frees are light, comfortable, and great for training. I also usually bring a short-sleeve or long-sleeve compression shirt and a pair of shorts.
Sam Bradford -
I am honoured to have been chosen for an Amitabh Bachchan film.
Ram Charan -
Before we had the kids, my husband and I were traveling a lot and working and really enjoying our lives and each other. We both love the theater and books and travel and so we were really having a lot of fun.
Patricia Heaton -
Sometimes his methods are questionable, and even his morals are questionable, but his intention is always to protect Sydney. So in that way I think he's a good parent.
Victor Garber -
I got to play with Nintendo's Wii, yes it's a funny name and not very revolutionary but it was fun whipping your arms around.
Olivia Munn
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Businesses look for stability; they look for direction.
Anand Mahindra -
I believe Mexico should dedicate 100% of its oil revenues to developing human capital and technological development. None of us politicians should be able to touch that money.
Vicente Fox -
American culture has always known success, not suffering, so we've never known what to do with this part of the Bible. The more we succeed, the more we're seduced into thinking we can control everything. We dissect Revelation to get a sense of control over the future.
Bill Vaughan -
It is an expensive government program with the power to kill people.
L. Brent Bozell, Jr. -
When I have learned to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now.
C. S. Lewis -
The idea that a story has to be 'exceptional' in order to be worth telling is curious to me. What if we looked at every single person's story as a site of possibly infinite meaning? What if we came to believe that there isn't hubris or narcissism in thinking your story might be worth sharing - only a sense of curiosity and offering?
Leslie Jamison