Edwidge Danticat Quotes
Life's hard in Haiti right now. And the hardest thing is that the future does not lie with one person.
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There's the person that's the addict, and then there's the person that's who you are.
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I was always a real athletic kid. Then when I got older, I just figured it was part of life to keep training.
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Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.
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My schedule is too overwhelmingly full to think about the future.
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The world of fiction is a sovereign world that comes to life in the author's head and follows the rules of art, of literature. And that is the major difference that is reflected in the form of the work, in its language and its plot. An author invents every aspect of a fiction, every detail.
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The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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Eliza Factor's first novel, 'The Mercury Fountain,' explores what happens when a life driven by ideology confronts implacable truths of science and human nature. It also shows how leaders can inflict damage by neglecting the real needs of real people.
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There was this song I was working on called 'Swing.' It was almost finished, but there was something missing, and I couldn't for the life of me figure it out. And then this little piece of information - this little tweet - came to the forefront of my mind.
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I majored in political science and English, but starting from the age of 17, I've paid for everything that I've had in my life. It was a personal choice. My parents would have helped me in any way whatsoever, but for me, you know what? I can make my own way.
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There's more to life than cheek bones.
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You understand, in my life, the only other person I spoke with or speak with more than Prince is my mother.
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The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.
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I grew up riding horses since I was eight. I rode English style and competed every weekend. I had two horses, Scout and Camille, and they were my babies. It taught me a lot about responsibility and commitment. I hope horses will always be in my life.
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If the search engines don't respect the creators, there won't be anything to search in the future because creators have to make a living too.
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Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.
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It's hard to strike that balance: to tell a kid that life isn't fair, but also recognize and enforce in them the reality that their choices matter.
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When I was a teenager, my idol was the Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff. He's the only person I've ever asked for an autograph.
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I don't believe in 'thinking' old. Although I've transitioned through many bodies - a baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, mid-life and older adult - my spirit is unchanged. I support my body with exercise, my mind with reading and writing, and my spirit with the knowing that I am part of the Divine source of all life.
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To follow the Savior's example, each one of us must look around and reach out to the sheep who are facing the same circumstances and lift them up and encourage them to proceed on the journey towards eternal life.
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I think that all countries that participate in multilateral institutions see the institutions as a way of advancing what they view as their national interests and they see in many cases multi-lateral institution as the best way to do that.
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As far as vocal preparation goes, it’s really an interesting thing for such a fragile instrument and using it properly is like walking a tightrope. I have learned not to do extensive warm-ups. It’s really more of a cerebral mind-body connection Zen hippy thing, just knowing your body and figuring out if I do that then I will be able to speak tomorrow.
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Life is a gift that the humblest may boast ofAnd one that the humblest may well make the most of.Get out and live it each hour of the day,Wear it and use it as much as you may;Don't keep it in niches and corners and grooves,You'll find that in service its beauty improves.
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I have never been the mousy, stand-two-paces-behind, obedient 'little woman' type.
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Life's hard in Haiti right now. And the hardest thing is that the future does not lie with one person.
