Lisa Ling quotes

There's so much gray to every story-nothing is so black and white. (Lisa Ling)
When did an old white guy yelling at me, telling me what to think become news? What gives him the right to tell me what to think? When was the last time he was in Iraq or Afghanistan or Sri Lanka... or anywhere that didn't have a beach? View quote
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Try to accomplish things you have always dreamt of while you can. I know it sounds cliché, but the biggest lesson I have learned is that life is precious; enjoy it while it lasts. View quote
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Coming from an Asian culture, I was always taught to respect my elders, to be a better listener than a talker. View quote
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It is said that the way to prevent obesity is not to allow kids to become overweight in the first place. But it takes a multi-pronged approach that has to start with parents. Kids are just too young to understand the consequences of obesity. View quote
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The best education I have ever received was through travel. View quote
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My hope is that I can somehow raise the level of consciousness about world events. View quote
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Our time on Earth is so random. View quote
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My husband and I try to spend some time every night that I'm home talking without distractions. View quote
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I honestly never had the biological need to reproduce until I met my husband. But by the same token, even if we were unsuccessful, we were totally okay with adopting. View quote
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I fancy myself as being a fairly competent person. (Lisa Ling)
I like crunchy things like Baked Lays. View quote
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I used to be so twig skinny that I couldn't eat enough, because I was just naturally skinny. Until I went to China. View quote
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There are so many kids in this world, and in this country, that need homes. And so we're perfectly content to look into adoption one day, if for some reason we aren't able to have a biological child. View quote
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I'm a big Ping-Pong addict. I love it. View quote
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I had a planned C-section, and I cried the entire day before I had the baby. View quote
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We live in a culture where we're bombarded with so much noise and so much insecurity. View quote
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I hadn't wanted to have a kid until I met my partner. View quote
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I have a zillion bottles of hot sauce. I love Trader Joe's jalapeno. The whole right side of my fridge is filled with hot sauce. View quote
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Parents are working more than ever before and unable to monitor what kids are eating at home, and schools are selling astronomical amounts of junk food in order to supplement shrinking budgets. It's a ticking time bomb, and America's children are exploding. View quote
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I'm determined to raise a strong girl. (Lisa Ling)
I never run hills. My quads are already big enough. I don't run to build muscle; I do it for cardio. View quote
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I hope my desire to travel so much isn't forever because it's not the most conducive lifestyle for a relationship or a family by any means. View quote
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I don't know that I'm going to entirely do cloth diapers. I'd like to be ambitious about it, but in all honesty, I can't say that I will. View quote
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The city of Oia is the most magnificently romantic place I've ever been. View quote
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