Lois McMaster Quotes
I spent my 20s working in patient care at a large university hospital, an experience that has informed all my work and has given me a lot of human observation to draw on.
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I've never been one to run from a challenge.
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It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.
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Life is too short to blend in.
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As a model, I really stand for not being a model, if that makes sense. When I started, the whole idea of the model was very different; it was a bit stuck-up. Not stuck-up, but no one was trying to have fun, or not even have fun, but be willing to smile.
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My film knowledge is pretty shocking. I'm trying to correct that.
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You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.
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Death ends a life, not a relationship.
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In the course of the reform, some new circumstances that we had not anticipated have appeared.
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I guess I am sometimes over the top on stage, but then, that is my personality. I'm over the top in real life, too.
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Pay attention to science and not myths: We think liars won't look you in the eyes, but it turns out an honest person will only look you in the eyes about 60 percent of the time.
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Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.
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You can hit as many revolutions as you want, but women are always going to wear uncomfortable shoes that look good.
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With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me.
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The Democrats' drive to defeat Neil Gorsuch is the latest battle in a 50-year war for control of the Supreme Court - a war that began with a conspiracy against Richard Nixon by Chief Justice Earl Warren, Justice Abe Fortas and Lyndon Johnson.
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I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.
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Playing the quarterback position, there are so many things you need to master that improvement ends up taking place on graduated levels.
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Obviously I've gone out of my way in my career to not look good, so it's always nice to, every once in a while, get the opposite going.
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We must stifle the voice of hatred and faction.
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The work of art of the future will be the construction of a passionate life.
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It was inevitable at some point that I would bump into one of my father's plays. The reality of the situation is that I'm a jobbing actor, and any actor would give their eye-teeth to have one of those roles. It's a no-brainer! I'm pleased the stars have aligned around 'Arcadia.'
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Every joke in 'The Office' was unexpected. I cringed; I could hardly look. I cried with laughter.
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[W]e declare it is a grievous sin before God to adopt restrictive measures in disobedience to God's divine command from the beginning of time to 'multiply and replenish the earth.' Surely those who project such measures to prevent life or to destroy life before or after birth will reap the whirlwind of God's retribution, for God will not be mocked.
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The hands have to be like concrete when the horse resists and like butter when he yields.
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I spent my 20s working in patient care at a large university hospital, an experience that has informed all my work and has given me a lot of human observation to draw on.
