Liz Murray Quotes
Ma was legally blind due to a degenerative eye disease she'd had since birth. This meant she was entitled to welfare, and our lives revolved around the first day of every month when her payment was due.
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Americans are more likely to watch a film in their own language. For the rest of the world, it doesn't matter so much.
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When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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I'd been touring for so long, seven years. For a year and a half I'd just been curious about what it was like not to tour. It's like if you were to lift a 100-pound barbell with your right arm for seven years, eventually you'd get really curious about what your left arm was capable of.
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Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.
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Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
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I think I'm pretty fearless. I like to try things at least once, things that I never thought that I would try.
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The Dalai Lama can claim the sanction of the Buddha, who is said to have altered his teachings in order to reach a diverse audience.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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I have a question, a question for the president: Do you hate all rich people, or just rich people who don't contribute to your campaign? Do you hate poor people or do you just hate poor people with jobs?
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We know what's in our Cheerios and in our retirement accounts because the law requires disclosure.
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We had to leave Australia to become international stars.
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Many people see technology as the problem behind the so-called digital divide. Others see it as the solution. Technology is neither. It must operate in conjunction with business, economic, political and social system.
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When a man sits in our jails for a number of years, and around him friends and family become angry, that is how we create terrorists.
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I have an existential crisis every time I walk into a bookshop, knowing that I'm not going to read all the books before I die.
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I spend a lot of time on my music.
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Well I'm not a novelist. I've only written one book and that is a memoir.
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I remember once giving my dad some drawings and writings and said, 'If you could just give these to the publisher, that would be great.' And I was about five!
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I do appreciate a woman who has a passion for sports and knows their stuff.
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The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.
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It's time for all of us to unite across the state of Washington to build a working Washington. Let's get to work.
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I don't believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send our kids to college.
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Most people aren't sure what's going to happen on a first date. Given that ambiguity, every woman must be totally aware at every moment that she is responsible for every choice she makes. … protect yourselves. See trouble coming.
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Ma was legally blind due to a degenerative eye disease she'd had since birth. This meant she was entitled to welfare, and our lives revolved around the first day of every month when her payment was due.
