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 don't have any politics. I feel that as soon as politics arises, things are already in a hopeless state of deterioration.
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People don't associate red hair, pale skin, and freckles with beauty.
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What is equality of rights between a giant and a dwarf?
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To me, the idea of success is to be able to work with people you admire.
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Storytelling is ultimately a creative act of pattern recognition. Through characters, plot and setting, a writer creates places where previously invisible truths become visible. Or the storyteller posits a series of dots that the reader can connect.
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I have written about 10 books, all just practical encouragement for moms.
