Lisa Murkowski Quotes
I still wear my write-in wristband. It used to be plastic, but my husband turned it into gold.
Quotes to Explore
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Israelis want peace and security, and Palestinians want peace and justice - these are two very different things, and this is the real gap we have to close.
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TV presenting isn't the hardest job in the world, and I've done all right financially out of it.
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When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading in earnest again, but also write a novel while my daughter slept in her Moses basket. Of course, I barely had time to keep up with my magazines until she started sleeping properly.
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I think all chefs who pursue great flavor have good ethics.
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Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while.
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Surely it is time to examine into the meaning of words and the nature of things, and to arrive at simple facts, not received upon the dictum of learned authorities, but upon attentive personal observation of what is passing around us.
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What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.
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A human society obeys the dictates of reason and is guided and governed by a respect for justice.
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That's a beautiful thing. The more successful you are, the more people are going to come and be a part of music.
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I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids.
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In Swat, there are two jobs a woman's going to do: a teacher or a doctor. If not, then become a housewife.
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In terms of me being a Christian, going to Israel was really cool. Going to the West Bank, Bethlehem, floating in the Dead Sea - that was great for me.
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The 1957 crisis in Little Rock, brought about by the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, was a huge part of the march toward freedom and opportunity in America.
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I've been given an opportunity to make a difference.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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Every time I'm in Canada I feel more Swedish, and every time I'm in Sweden I feel more Canadian. I belong in both places and I love them both equally. It's funny because the Swedes claim me as their Swedish pride and the Canadians call me their Canadian girl. I'll take it all.
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It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where the audiences were all sitting down.
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Your artistry is a muscle that needs to be exercised, so if all you are doing is auditioning, you'll never get the satisfaction of fulfilling the need to play the part.
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It's not just that I'm a woman of color running for office. It's the way that I ran. It's the way that my identity formed my methods.
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A successful poem says what a poet wants to say, and more, with particular finality. The remarks he makes about his poems are incidental when the poem is good, or embarrassing or absurd when it is bad - and he is not permitted to say how the good poem is good, and may never know how the bad poem is bad. It is better to write about other people's poetry.
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I’m running for Congress because first and foremost, I don’t think that the voters are getting the sort of representation that they deserve.
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This gold medal, to me, is a very good outcome from the many years I've spent on my professional career.
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I still wear my write-in wristband. It used to be plastic, but my husband turned it into gold.
