Lisa Ling Quotes
I used to be so twig skinny that I couldn't eat enough, because I was just naturally skinny. Until I went to China.
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My work... is my legacy.
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I first read Heinlein when I was very young.
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You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think.
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I really value words. I really try to illustrate and let people draw their own conclusions.
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I don't speak Spanish, I speak a little of Italian but no Spanish.
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Writing can't be too calculated. My best writing is when I set it aside, move on. It's not when I'm crafting a sentence, thinking about what word should follow another.
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I don't ever want to stop making country, and I don't want to stop making electronic music, either.
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I'm so motivated to collaborate with people and help them realize the kind of collective vision.
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I never ever paid attention to any election.
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I like sparkles; I think I'm a magpie.
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We're a competitive family - we compete in everything we do: playing cards; if we're walking down the street, we want to be the first one down the block.
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To be with old friends is very warming and comforting.
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When I was young, I had this contrarian thing, and my music for a long time was an extension of that. I didn't want to entertain people; I had too much vanity to be an entertainer. I think that some layers of vanity came off.
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I think the first thing you should know is that nobody in country music 'made it' the same way. It's all different. There's no blueprint for success, and sometimes you just have to work at it.
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Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.
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We can build new housing while preserving the quality and character of adjacent residential districts and ensuring infill development strengthens the surrounding neighborhood.
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And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given rise to a feeling of hate in the world - a deeply felt hate that cannot easily be overcome with a few good words.
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Netflix is amazing 'cause they trust the creator to do their job, and they trust us to do our job. They're really smart and just let us do our thing and deliver a great job.
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I am not ridiculing verbal mechanisms, dreams, or repressions as origins of poetry; all three of them and more besides may have a great deal to do with it.
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We have to embrace the good over the bad. That has to be one's personal project.
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I am very concerned about nutrition and always try to be careful about what I eat.
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I like to eat. I'm always on the edge of how much can I eat without looking too – you know. If I eat something salty, it makes me want something sweet. I eat something sweet, then I want salty. And exercise is not my thing, though I do it.
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I've often said that the desire to lecture China on how it should behave in the world is wrong. China was around for thousands of years even before America existed. It could even be that China's growing power will allow itself to be slowed down. But as long as this immense empire doesn't fall apart, it will become an important factor in global politics.
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I used to be so twig skinny that I couldn't eat enough, because I was just naturally skinny. Until I went to China.
