Tara Westover Quotes

I had grown up preparing for the Days of Abomination, watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood.

Tara Westover

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SunMoonBloodWatchingUpDays

You don't treat cancer - you fight it.

Jenna Morasca

FightTreatYouCancer

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.

Anatole France

WorkLoveSpeakLearnYouLoving

I'm a big fan of honesty and being real, so to me, it seemed like Wynonna was a very human character in a very supernatural circumstance. I was like, 'I can do that!'

Melanie Scrofano

CharacterHonestyMeI CanHuman

I'm a huge DVD fan.

John Singleton

FanDVDHuge

There are nations, where people live in captivity, fear and silence. I believe, one day from prison camps and torture cells and from exile the leaders of freedom will emerge. The world should stand with those oppressed people until the day of their freedom finally arrives.

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

FearLiveFreedomDaySilenceWorld

I feel like I was born in the wrong time.

Tony Shalhoub

TimeFeelBornWrongI Feel Like

If there are nine guys auditioning and they're all gorgeous, I have an advantage, because gorgeous guys are a dime a dozen. But if they need someone else - like a goofy guy with bad hair who is just okay - then that's me. And finally, the other 2 percent who audition are geniuses that I could never touch.

Tom Hanks

MeHairSomeoneBadNeverOkay

Social media has created a digital latticework, but it has also, for some, created abusive commenters, silos, and validation rather than curiosity.

Mary Pilon

Social MediaCuriosityMediaDigital

I have sung some great songs, and fortunately, all have gone to become hits.

Mohit Chauhan

GreatBecomeGoneSongsSomeHits

No one said, 'This is the best female rapper.' It's more like, 'Lizzo can really rap.' I think its because I'm not that sexy girl. I'm that beast girl.

Lizzo

GirlBestThinkSexyBeastSaid

I do love being in my studio. Especially at night.

Brian Eno

LoveNightBeingStudio

I think what I like best is that when people give talks or workshops, it doesn't really matter what level you are as a writer - whether you are a beginner, or you've been around the block a bit; there's something that you can take away from every session.

Antonya Nelson

BestPeopleThinkYouMatterLevel

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