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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I think talent makes me really attracted to someone more than anything.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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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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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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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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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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The publishing industry is an archaic and inefficient industry.
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I was real into Devo, Pavement, Captain Beefheart, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
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There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
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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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The power of forgiveness is huge; it is really big, and it can save this world.
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Everybody's social life in Jordan revolves around family.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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The people and opportunities your business needs are out there, but the only way to uncover them is to take an active role in bringing your social network to life.
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From the U.S. Capitol Building to the White House, our national symbols that represent freedom to so many of us, were built by people who were anything but free.
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Kafka truly illustrates the way the environment oppresses the individual. He shows how the unconscious controls our lives.
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I grew up in Finance.
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The history of your world is filled with the voice of the victor, the voice of power, although it was not always a voice of sanity, by any means.
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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.
