Lisa Ling Quotes
When you take the time to understand why your parents did the things they did, you stand a good chance of learning more about your own behavior.
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I read the Steve Jobs book, and that kind of changed everything. I've been, like, an Apple geek my whole life and have always seen him as a hero. But reading the book, and learning about how he built the company, and maintaining that corporate culture and all that, I think that influenced me a lot.
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The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn't time for reflection or critical self-examination.
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The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
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I don't want to miss out on the chance of having a good time.
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For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.
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It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.
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I had to let my ego go a long time ago.
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I think I was dealt a good hand. I have happy genes.
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I'd rather have one good scene in a movie by a great director than a small role in a mediocre movie.
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I didn't grow up with a lot of babies in my life because I only grew up with my parents - I didn't have any brothers or sisters - and I didn't have my family close by.
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If a remake is not good, no one wants to see it and, again, it doesn't hurt the original.
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Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
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Eddie Conway is central to my first memories. My parents used to take me to, when it was open, the Baltimore city penitentiary to see Eddie Conway - I was talking to my dad about this recently - from the time I might have been one or two years old. I mean, literally, my first memories are of black men in jail, specifically of Eddie Conway.
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I've worked with some actors who have such thick skins and think they are so extraordinary. I'll think, 'Have you stopped learning?' They stop listening to directors or other actors and do the same thing again and again.
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My parents never talked to me like I was a kid. Maybe that's why I've been seen as mature.
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The kids get cheated out of a lot of times with their dad. They were good about it.
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Under HB 2655, the state is responsible to ensure parents are aware of the purpose and value of assessments and receive notice from their local school districts about their rights and obligations. Educators must engage with parents about the value of assessment and the potential consequences if parents opt out and student participation diminishes.
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My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.
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I've tried yoga a few times and absolutely love it. I need to do it more. It makes me feel really good and relaxed.
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I sang with my father for over 50 years, and now all of a sudden he's gone, and I just dropped out.
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That's the thing about 'Torchwood': It will pull the rug out from under you. It goes along being cute and campy and gay, and then, all of a sudden, it'll nail you.
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There is a level of appreciation for brothers and sisters in the hood.
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Take stock of your thoughts and behavior. Each night ask yourself, when were you negative when you could have been positive? When did you withhold love when you might have given it? When did you play a neurotic game instead of behaving in a powerful way? Use this process to self-correct.
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When you take the time to understand why your parents did the things they did, you stand a good chance of learning more about your own behavior.
