Lisa Ling Quotes
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I honestly never had the biological need to reproduce until I met my husband. But by the same token, even if we were unsuccessful, we were totally okay with adopting.
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He imagines Owens' body dotted with saltwater reservoirs just below the skin. An entire wetland, populated with tiny fish and birds, thriving in his agitation. A species of dwarf crocodile lazing beside an artery.
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At the end of the day, TV is supposed to be entertaining. But it's important for me that there's some take-away value from it.
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Parents are working more than ever before and unable to monitor what kids are eating at home, and schools are selling astronomical amounts of junk food in order to supplement shrinking budgets. It's a ticking time bomb, and America's children are exploding.
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My husband and I try to spend some time every night that I'm home talking without distractions.
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The city of Oia is the most magnificently romantic place I've ever been.
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We're doing a partial green nursery and trying as hard as we can to do as much organic stuff for our nursery as we can.
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There's so much grey to every story - nothing is so black and white.
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Refrain from being too judgmental. You'll often be surprised by what people have to offer.
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I hope my desire to travel so much isn't forever because it's not the most conducive lifestyle for a relationship or a family by any means.
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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.
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The Girl Scouts is where I became acquainted with the idea that a woman can do anything. Learning that early on has a tremendous impact on the development of a young girl's personality. It had a huge impact on me. Girl Scouts is where I first learned about philanthropy and fell in love with the concept of helping others-in my troop this was very important. We did a lot of community service like picking up trash and feeding the homeless. Loving humankind was something that echoed throughout my time at Girl Scouts.
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Too often, we spend our days thinking about what we don't have rather than what we do have. Be grateful every day.
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As a culture women are brought up to be fundamentally insecure.
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There are so many factors to lead to a child becoming obese.
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Very often, overweight children have parents who are struggling with weight issues.
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I fancy myself as being a fairly competent person.
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We live in a culture where we're bombarded with so much noise and so much insecurity.
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I hadn't wanted to have a kid until I met my partner.
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We are such a product of our upbringing and environment.