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Nobody just leaves medical school, especially given it's fiercely competitive to get in. But I had a sister who was a doctor, another who was a pharmacist, a brother who was an engineer. So my parents already had sensible children who would be able to make an actual living, and I think they felt comfortable sacrificing their one strange child.
Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.
Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.
O, thou art fairer than the evening air clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.
When I look in the mirror I see the girl I was when I was growing up, with braces, crooked teeth, a baby face and a skinny body.
If the desire to write is not accompanied by actual writing, then the desire must be not to write.
The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him, they still insist on going their own way.
Looking beautiful isn't just about what you apply on your face. It's the little things you do that matter. A combination of a good diet, exercise, healthy habits, discipline, dancing etc. is what my beauty routine consists of. Also, I have no bad habits; I don't drink or smoke. All these contribute to me being fit and looking good.
In the game of 'Survivor', there is no time for regrets.
Giving back to the communities and institutions that helped us achieve success is a value we share and a privilege we embrace.
'Who do you think you are?' That's the big one, isn't it? A flourishing life depends on how you answer that.
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.
There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.
Let us be bold. Let us be brave. Let us be together.
First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.
The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.
One thing I didn't think upon getting married: that my style would — or could — change.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.
