Christien Meindertsma Quotes

In the Netherlands - where I come from - you actually never see a pig, which is really strange, because, in a population of 16 million people, we have 12 million pigs. And well, of course, the Dutch can't eat all these pigs. They eat about one-third, and the rest is exported to all kinds of countries in Europe and the rest of the world.

Christien Meindertsma

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: 1980

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PeopleWorldRestYouPigStrange

In New York I was always so scared of saying that I wrote fiction. It just seemed like, 'Who am I to dare to do that thing here? The epicenter of publishing and writers?' I found all that very intimidating and avoided writing as a response.

Jhumpa Lahiri

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Absolutely, I grew up listening to soul music. People like Stevie, Aretha, Ray Charles, Michael and Prince. My parents' record collection was all I had when I was a little kid. If it wasn't that, it was something else in their collection.

Jesse McCartney

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I know when to have fun, but when it comes to my music, I'm really serious about my career.

Jessica Sanchez

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Where would you be without friends? The people to pick you up when you need lifting? We come from homes far from perfect, so you end up almost parent and sibling to your friends - your own chosen family. There's nothing like a really loyal, dependable, good friend. Nothing.

Jennifer Aniston

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I know that we will be judged in history by not only how we disrupt terrorism but how we protect the civil liberties and constitutional rights of all Americans, even Americans who don't wish us well. We must do all these things exceptionally well.

Robert Mueller

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I'm curious about the mix of the effortless bohemian thing with the very modern.

Matthew Williamson

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I finally learned to love myself by dressing up as Geri Halliwell.

Matt Lucas

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My mom, she was a very, very soft woman. It was hard for her to yell or even curse. But when it came to fighting for her kids, she found a strength she didn't always know she had.

Angelina Jolie

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My dad always jokes that we should have a reality TV show because my friends and I pull crazy stunts, like putting Saran Wrap on the toilet.

Sofia Richie

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I don't want doctors and patients to be having to - having to literally ration care, take away that relationship by having the government come in and interfere.

Steve Scalise

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If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation.

Rush Limbaugh

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The incentive of a medal at the biggest sporting arena in the world is what drives me. Before I hang my gloves, I want to win the Olympic medal, and my performance at London will decide my future in the sport.

Mary Kom

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