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- Nov 07, 2020
Important Quotes
On priorities and knowing what really matters.
These quotes weigh what matters most across very different fields: holding an alliance together ahead of any single military strike, and staying musically open instead of narrowing yourself to one sound. For more, see our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Don't get me wrong: there have been many occasions where I wished I could be thinner or have a different nose or hairline to fit in, but I realized that fitting in is not always as important as it seems; I realized that I love standing out in positive ways!
- See
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- Nov 07, 2020
But the most important test is to take them on tour and see if you can bear to spend time with them.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a young player, the most important thing is to play.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of parts of L.A. are interchangeable with suburbs in Joburg. Very big, ostentatious houses with palm trees and lawns. Lawns are very important. Never underestimate lawns.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
Education is very important, and the botanical garden is the place to do that. I grew up in a semi-rural area and learned from that being my playground.
- Gender
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was ahead of the gender curve, but I wasn't ahead of the intersectionality curve, and I get it now. It's important to me.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
School has never really been about individualized learning, but about how to be socialized as a citizen and as a human being, so that we, we have important rules in school, always emphasizing the fact that one is part of a group.
- Demonstrating
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- Nov 07, 2020
The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout his amazing life, my father played important roles in shaping U.S. policy towards China.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Plot is tremendously important to me: I can't stand books where nothing happens, and I can't imagine ever writing a novel without at least one murder.
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- Nov 07, 2020