Li Na Quotes
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I have my problems with 'Singles'. To me, 'Singles' is the least successful of the movies I've been lucky enough to make.
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I want to give kids that fall-off-the-bed-laughing feeling. Either that, or the sixth-grade feeling that life is hard - sometimes unbearably hard - and it is ultimately about death. But in the meantime, life can be really funny, too.
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Golf is 90% mental. Once you know how to hold the club, swing it, it's all in the mind.
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People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objectives of their life.
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You know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night with a vivid dream? And you know that if you don't have a pencil and pad by the bed, it will be completely gone by the next morning. Sometimes it's important to wake up and stop dreaming. When a really great dream shows up, grab it.
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The greatest power that a person possesses is the power to choose.
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You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.
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Sometimes I'll go with a long hijab, or sometimes I'll wear my scarf and go somewhat business-y with a blazer. Every day is something new.
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I'm more interested in where I'll be in five or 10 years than where I am now.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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I read widely - for news, the arts, science, for entertainment, and the value of being informed - and, as a fiction writer, I can't help transposing what I learn into the scenario for a novel or story.
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'The September Issue' is really a film about Anna Wintour's relationship with long time 'Vogue' Creative Director Grace Coddington. The two of them have been working together for two decades, and the extraordinary symbiosis between them has left an indelible mark on the fashion industry.
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I aimlessly travel, meaning I have no agenda other than to get small in the world, be quiet and observe people.
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The earth makes a sound as of sighs and the last drops fall from the emptied cloudless sky. A small boy, stretching out his hands and looking up at the blue sky, asked his mother how such a thing was possible. Fuck off, she said.
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I just remembered that I'm absent minded... wait, I mean I lost my mind, I can't find it.
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The activity of art is... as important as the activity of language itself, and as universal.
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I identified with both women. But Emma had a stronger message for the women I want to speak to now- women who work. I wanted to tell them that choosing to work doesn't make them oddballs and isn't antisocial.
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For two people to satisfy everything each needs for their entire lives is a tall order. Some couples may be equipped to do this. Some are not.
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Perhaps we'll realize that each of us has not one vote but ten thousand or a million.
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We all seek approval, and our mother's seal is usually the most important. The nitty gritty is that we have to accept ourselves, even if it is just to be ready for the next cut-down. Mom's blessing or not.
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I was really grateful to have a chance to have some really in-depth study about the power of language using a philosopher who taught at the University of Chicago by the name of Paul Ricoeur. I'm really happy to be in Chicago because a lot of what I do is rooted in his approach to language.
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The kids can see that there are more parts to me than just being their mom; I wear a couple of different hats and have other roles to play.
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The woman's tour is very tough for all of the players.
