Li Lu Quotes
Politically, China suppresses its people, but because the government allows some freedom in economic matters, business has become the ultimate expression of individuality.
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The Romantics were whipping boys of the New Criticism, but they appealed to me anyway. I was recalcitrant. It was clear to me that they had thought innovatively.
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I love 'Trading Places,' but 'Coming to America' has one of the things I like to do - I like the multiple characters.
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend like I am a celebrity, but that is not me.
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You look in my room and it looks neat enough, but if you dared to look under my bed or in my closet, oh what a mess!
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Every artist was first an amateur.
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I actually started playing in little cafes around New York, and I have a lot of good friends of mine who are musicians who are struggling in New York.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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I love the color pink. It makes a bold statement.
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Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
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I didn't feel like I was meant to be a nurse or a secretary.
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I don't think I could ever give up music. It's what makes me tick. If there was no music, there would be no writing.
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The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe.
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I was running for mayor of Syracuse - the first woman to run for mayor in our city, or in New York, and one of the first in the United States. I was known for my strong conservation plank. In 1969, the term 'conservation' was hardly on the tip of every citizen's tongue.
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In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.
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Overpaying the banks for their toxic assets could contribute capital, but that may not be politically feasible or attractive.
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I have a very all-over-the-place lifestyle. The people I know who are married - 90 percent of them have houses and live in the same place and sleep in the same bed every night.
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Dream BIG dreams! Only big dreams have the power to move your mind and spirit.
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I have children, and this notion - that there might be a single book that introduces children to literature - terrifies me. But you could do worse than Mary Norton's 'The Borrowers.' I loved it as a kid, and my kids love it, too.
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I liked the people at Brown, while I really disliked most of the fellow students I had met at Northwestern.
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We didn't think taxes ought to go up. They ought to go down. We didn't think the census ought to be weakened.
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You always know the mark of a coward. A coward hides behind freedom. A brave person stands in front of freedom and defends it for others.
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Politically, China suppresses its people, but because the government allows some freedom in economic matters, business has become the ultimate expression of individuality.
