Lisa Whelchel Quotes
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I've done quite a few things based on real events or real people, and I think that's always really interesting that you can read about them or, if you're lucky, you can meet them.
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I believe in absolute freedom of expression. Everyone has a right to offend and be offended.
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In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.
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If people like you, they'll listen to you, but if they trust you, they'll do business with you.
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I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.
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An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmaster of ever afterwards.
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I'm a professional songwriter - personal attitudes have nothing to do with writing a song.
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I wanted to make Canadian films, and I ended up making American films.
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At restaurants, I try to tell them not to bring the bread basket, but what's the point of going out to eat if I can't enjoy it?
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'The Godfather' was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
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There is something enormously compelling about Fran Cutler. She is a thrilling bundle of energy and enthusiasm.
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We have great international experts within India telling us that the climate is changing, and actions has to be taken, otherwise China and India would be the countries most to suffer from climate change.
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Nine per cent of my viewers are men, of which the majority is, I think, 45 to 50. I like to tell myself it's just my dad watching.
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The damage done to U.S. prestige by the feckless, buffoonish George W. Bush will take years to repair.
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What's nice about concrete is that it looks unfinished.
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My whole thing, my priority, is my family, my kids, and my wife. That's my future. I don't really care about what role is next.
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I think the music comes first, then comes the fashion, and thus, the lifestyle. I believe it starts with music, and then the person delivering it delivers the lifestyle, the fashion. Madonna is a great example of that.
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Kant introduced the concept of the negative into philosophy. Would it not also be worthwhile to try to introduce the concept of the positive into philosophy?
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I wrote a book called The Taste of New Wine because I couldn't find a book that talked about the reality of the situation and how we were dishonest and afraid.
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...if it is art, it is not for all, and if it is for all, it is not art.
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I love Miley Cyrus. "We Can't Stop" is my ringtone. It's, like, one of eight songs that I have on my phone. I listen to it on repeat. It helps you to do anything you need to do. I'm at the gym, "We Can't Stop" is great. I'm trying to fall asleep: "We Can't Stop."
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I have such trust complexes. I'm close to, like, two people.
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Fiction allows you to embody certain ideas and give them an emotional reality. The characters allow you to get close viscerally to an idea.
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I have written about 10 books, all just practical encouragement for moms.
