Tara Westover Quotes

I can't have my family in my life because they are abusive, and I don't have control over that. There is an abusive culture in my family, and I have to turn away from it.

Tara Westover

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LifeFamilyCultureControlMy Life

Work is a prayer, and I start off every morning dedicating it to our Creator.

Joe Murray

WorkMorningPrayerStartCreator

We learned in World War II that no single nation holds a monopoly on wisdom, morality or right to power, but that we must fight for the weak and promote democracy.

Joe Baca

WisdomPowerFightWarDemocracy

On my return to Cornwall I discovered that I was living in a tropical paradise. For now I am content to explore my own home and our nearest neighbour France.

John Dyer

HomeI AmParadiseLivingMy Own

Being told that I looked like I belonged everywhere and to everyone helped me feel my fledgling pride in my own multiracialism.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

MePrideFeelMy OwnEveryoneOwn

This 90/10 rule holds true in almost anything financial. Take the game of golf, for example. Ten percent of the professional golfers make 90 percent of the money.

Robert Kiyosaki

MoneyGameFinancialGolfTrueTake

A handy pair of tweezers go a long way. You never know when you're going to have to pluck out a few of those eyebrow hairs. Keep the tweezers in the purse!

Sufe Bradshaw

LongYouGoKnowWayNever

I kind of just dress the same way no matter where I am.

Mija

I AmDressKindWayMatterSame

I'm not performing now. What I do now is listen to music all day long. Listening is very nourishing to me. I might go back to perform, I might make another record. I've got a record half finished.

Michael Nesmith

MusicDayMeListeningLongBack

I like crunchy things like Baked Lays.

Lisa Ling

ThingsLikeBakedLays

These things I sample, or clip, are things that we share - music, films, sounds. It triggers a layer of participation from the audience as they recognize the material and remember it.

Christian Marclay

MusicRememberParticipationAudience

I've never bought a sports car.

Brian O'Driscoll

CarSportsNeverBought

I think the Mogadishu effect, if I had to define it, is we need to be more careful where we decide to commit US forces, and for what reason, and to make a clear judgment as to what we can and can't do and whether it's in our interests, or we could afford the resources that it would take to make the situation right.

Anthony Zinni

ThinkSituationMoreNeedRight

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