Lisa Papademetriou Quotes
My grandmother was German. She was an immigrant, and my great grandfather fought in World War I and was stationed in France.
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I do Athlete Devotion throughout all my fight camps. I am a Christian, so I fight with God first, and I have my devotions with me everywhere I go.
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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All institutions have lapses, even great ones, especially by individual rogue employees - famously in recent years at 'The Washington Post,' 'The New York Times,' and the three original TV networks.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
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When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults.
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The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal.
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You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbor.
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Sometimes I'm happy - you can tell via Twitter. Sometimes I'm pissed off - you can tell via Twitter. I just think, at the end of the day, I don't want them to see me as a celebrity; I just want them to see me and say, 'He's like a regular person at his job right now who's mad.'
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I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don't do their best work under conditions of control.
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I am surrounded by great people.
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I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on.
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Mandela drafted the M Plan, a simple, commonsense plan for organization on a street basis so that Congress volunteers would be in daily touch with the people, alert to their needs and able to mobilize them.
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I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.
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I think I happened to work with sort of a bunch of slightly difficult male directors when I was a kid. I've since worked with lots of male directors that I love, so I no longer see the distinction gender-wise.
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Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
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When I was at graduate school in London, I began working at NBC News, which had a thriving documentary unit.
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I think Mel Gibson could make 'Passion of the Christ' because he really believed in it and gave it his all.
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One of my great laments is that education today seems to have... be less about passion and more about process, more about tactic or technique.
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Those who serve in our armed forces do so from a profound sense of duty to secure liberty for their fellow Americans. They enlist to serve their fellow citizens who express their will through elected representatives, not an unaccountable defense establishment.
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My grandmother was German. She was an immigrant, and my great grandfather fought in World War I and was stationed in France.
