Lisa Gardner Quotes
Post-apocalyptic novels tell you that in the future there is some great war. I would tell you that most cops say that it's going on right now.
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Through the history of rock n' roll, you see lots of bands making the mistake of putting on the tights when they get to arenas. Don't do that.
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Prog didn't really go away. Just took a catnap in the late Seventies. A new generation of fans discovered it, and a whole new array of bands and solo artists took it on into the new millennium.
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Every quirky girl doesn't have to be the best-friend character. It's a very limiting and self-fulfilling prophecy. People only write things that will get green-lit, so they write to those stereotypes.
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Medicine, you see, is my first love; whether I write fiction or nonfiction, and even when it has nothing to do with medicine, it's still about medicine. After all, what is medicine but life plus? So I write about life.
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I'm always afraid of failing. I have to quiet that fear if I'm going to get up in the morning.
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People throw things at me sometimes, at big festivals.
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It's just like heirloom tomatoes; this is heirloom music. We used to have all kinds of diversity in our poultry, in our vegetables, in our fruits, and slowly but surely the monoculture beast comes in. I'm saying that's not a good idea. And if it means that I gotta do it on my own, then I do it on my own.
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If I could gain 1,000 pounds and be healthy, I would love to do that.
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I'm quite good at not writing.
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Rejuvenation of younger players should be the job of the Indonesian Badminton Association. But local competitions will help identify new talent.
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The military executes policy decisions.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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There is a solid satisfaction in one's having and being conscious that he merits the good opinion of men of true discernment and real worth. But to have a name among the weak and the wicked is shame and reproach.
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I've been training quite hard.
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A bicycle has transformed my experience of London.
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You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.
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Eventually, I decided that if I was going to really write a novel, I couldn't do it in New York City while holding down a job. You need a constant money source to live in New York City unless you're independently wealthy, which I'm not.
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The essential function of art is moral. But a passionate, implicit morality, not didactic. A morality which changes the blood, rather than the mind.
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Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
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I appreciate the change associated with people's growth, but I don't like the changes in our lives. I came to Mumbai in 1945, so imagine my acceptance of the massive changes around. I have witnessed every kind of revolution.
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The very best thing about doing it is seeing the reaction on kid's faces when you tell them you've done it.
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It's a huge step up from the European Indoors to then being a gold medallist at the World Championships.
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I've never isolated role models based on gender. I have more male role models due to the mere fact that I've done business with more of them and they're leaders within the verticals I work. Of those, Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, is an entrepreneur and personal friend that I have a great deal of respect for.
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Post-apocalyptic novels tell you that in the future there is some great war. I would tell you that most cops say that it's going on right now.
