Lisa Hanawalt Quotes
I don't consider myself a political artist, but I am political just by nature of being a woman.
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People should think things out fresh and not just accept conventional terms and the conventional way of doing things.
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I think there's something very dark in the South African psyche. I think we live a lot of the time in a state of a very low-grade civil war; the levels of violence in South Africa are extremely high. In a way, the civil war that never happened is being played out in a covert way, so we live with a lot of very ugly things.
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On my 50th birthday in 2005, my discount-wielding AARP card came in the mail. I hurled it in the trash, put on something fabulous, and had a decadent meal. Just the thought of putting it in my wallet felt like a concession.
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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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I've never felt more comfortable in my skin, I've never enjoyed life as much and I feel so lucky.
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Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say.
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I do Yoga. I'd like to say I do it every morning, but I don't, I just don't have the time.
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The balance of private good and general welfare is at the bottom of civilized morals; but the morals of the Heroic Age are founded on individuality, and on nothing else.
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When I look at myself, I'd like not to have hair on the top of the ceiling.
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Charity is a very personal equation, like we say charity begins at home. It starts with your immediate help in the house: the people who work for you.
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I'd like to think you don't stop being creative once you get happy. My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.
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I'm a reader of Chinese literature, I like their films, but also: I've had great difficulty getting my work published in China; very little of it has been published there. The first two attempts to have all of my work published, for instance, were refused without any reason ever being given.
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The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
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There's no musical landscape to poetry. It has somewhat of a higher standard than songs, I think.
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Dance should mean something to you.
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You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people.
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I love film, but it's bringing me away from music. Singing is what I'm probably most passionate about.
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All of us grow.
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One person I've always wanted to work with who would be an amazing guest star would be James Earl Jones.
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The third point is that for some time the UN has been talking about helping Afghanistan in the reconstruction of the country but there has never been any real commitment by the international community to provide resources for that.
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The challenging of repression by a new generation of activists - from Malala Yousafzai to Pussy Riot - across the globe reminded us how many women are still fighting for basic human rights. Our great-grandmothers' struggle in all its shocking detail seemed so relevant.
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Nature creates few men brave, industry and training makes many.
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I don't consider myself a political artist, but I am political just by nature of being a woman.
