Amanda Lindhout Quotes
I used my captors' names every chance I had. It was intentional, a way of reminding them that I saw them, of pegging them, of making them see me in return.
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It's just a blessing from above. I can't stress that enough, because I don't feel like it's anything that I've done. For me to say, 'Well, it's because of this, this and that is why I've been able to play,' it's just a lie. I couldn't tell you why.
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You know Texas is - even more now that Enron has bit the dust - it's held up on the back of small businesses.
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The arms race is worse than it ever was, the dumping of creation down a military rat hole is worse than it ever was, the wars across the earth are worse than they ever were.
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Too many executives I've met over the years have the mentality of a bodybuilder; they've come to accept the idea that growth is synonymous with success.
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We don't make glamorous movies today. Everything now is very realistic, artistic - and depressing. When is the last time you you saw a wonderful musical or a fabulous fantasy?
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Jaipur, like Florence or Kyoto, other artisan-rich cities to which it roughly compares, has always been known for its craftsmanship.
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I can easily connect with the prepubescent dork I spent much of my life being.
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Commitment. This is my favorite word because in some way, people who are committed are always much more interesting and much more reliable, and much more, I would say, deep than people who are not.
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Hollywood isn't ready for an Indian leading man.
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No, I'm not a French designer either. I'm from nowhere. I'm a European, old European is all I am.
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Once you are assigned to a flight, the whole crew is assigned at the same time, and then that crew trains together for a whole year to prepare for that flight.
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I like a little bit of revolution. I think it's a very good hobby for a young woman. Better than squash.
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There are so many misconceptions about me, and it gets frustrating no matter how thick skinned.
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I was an all-sport athlete growing up. My dad, I think, hoped I would go to college on a scholarship.
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As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.
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Hard work and a good education will take you further than any government program.
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My parents don't have any showbusiness links. They are so far away from it.
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Darkness can be funny. It can be quirky. There are different ways that that stuff comes out as a creative person. But the actual conflicted, twisted, decaying, rotting soul? That's not me. No more.
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The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.
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A technically perfect photograph can be the world's most boring picture.
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Everyone hates their picture being taken and they're nervous and they're bringing all of that. When I meet with them they realize it is a collaboration and they look forward to coming back.
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I used my captors' names every chance I had. It was intentional, a way of reminding them that I saw them, of pegging them, of making them see me in return.
