Lisa McMann Quotes
I had one of those defining moments in the fourth grade when my teacher said the story I wrote was the best in the class, and therefore I would be going Young Authors Conference where I'd get to hang out with authors all day.
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Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.
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I don't think anybody thinks they're bad, just in life, in general.
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I am not saying we are categorizing Ellen White in the biblical context of a false prophet.
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The problems that I really like to solve are our cultural problems.
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I'm blonde and tanned and normal-sized! I'm sweet, shy, funny, have a big heart and I'm nice - and I like to eat.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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I will only think of settling down after Salman Khan, the other most eligible bachelor, plans to settle down. We are eligible bachelors, but he's the rock star, so let him get married first; then I'll think about myself.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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I have a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog named Lola.
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The corporate right fires up the religious right against gay marriage and abortion and uses their votes to push their deregulation and tax cuts for the rich. It's an old trick. The House of Saud has the same arrangement with the Mullahs in Saudi Arabia.
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Therapists have tremendous power over their vulnerable clients, and it is very easy to take advantage of this power.
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I had a lot of resistance, and not just to fame. I was always conscious of not changing.
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There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others.
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We are driven by providing technology to enterprise customers.
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When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way.
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Human history in essence is the history of ideas.
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I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones.
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I think the genetics of being Irish are that you sort of prefer when it's rainy and cloudy. It's just genetic.
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In my work, I have always tried to push the boundaries of what fashion can do.
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When my husband won the Palme d'Or in 2002, I wore the same dress two days in a row. My daughter said, 'Mom! Did you sleep in your dress?' But I think it's cool to wear the same thing. I have to feel comfortable.
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It's vital that low-income Americans have access to communications services, including broadband Internet, which Lifeline helps to achieve.
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I had one of those defining moments in the fourth grade when my teacher said the story I wrote was the best in the class, and therefore I would be going Young Authors Conference where I'd get to hang out with authors all day.
