Alexis Wright Quotes

It's a really important thing for Aboriginal people to remember how stories are told and the power of stories, and make it an important feature in our world again.

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• We need to protect the privacy rights of all Americans, and that means stopping the federal government from spying on the cellphones and emails of law-abiding citizens.

  

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• Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men.

  

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• The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.

  

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• I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about and make sure I'm using the right technique. To be honest with you, I really don't practice a lot... Usually, I say a prayer and ask the Lord to sing with me and help me and stand on the stage with me.

  

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• If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

  

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• The publishing industry is an archaic and inefficient industry.

  

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• It was hard at school because, growing up, some people wanted to be friends with me just because they wanted to get to my dad and say that they had met him and had gone to our house. I didn't understand it at the time, but the older I got and the more aware of it I became, it started becoming hard.

  

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• If vaudeville had died, television was the box they put it in.

  

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• We should teach the students, as well as executives, how to conduct experiments, how to examine data, and how to use these tools to make better decisions.

  

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• It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even know I was doing it.

  

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• If you're governor of a state, and you have nothing to say when the president attacks the people that you represent, you are complicit.

  

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• If it's boring, then it's tiring.

  

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• I'm thinking of people in rural Japan and China, where McDonald's hasn't yet arrived. These are the thinnest, healthiest, longest-lived people with the least risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

  

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• It's a really important thing for Aboriginal people to remember how stories are told and the power of stories, and make it an important feature in our world again.

  

  Alexis Wright
  • People
  • World
  • Important