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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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 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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This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.
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Staying healthy puts good numbers up. If you stay healthy and try to do the things that you can to win ballgames and do what you can for your team, that's all that matters.
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But it is impossible to divide a cube into two cubes, or a fourth power into fourth powers, or generally any power beyond the square into like powers; of this I have found a remarkable demonstration. This margin is too narrow to contain it.
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I really do think that getting the golden ticket for 'American Idol,' it's just the start of something really great.
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War hath no fury like a non-combatant.
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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.
