Lisa Ling Quotes

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Lisa Ling

Profession : Journalist

Birth : August 30, 1973

The city of Oia is the most magnificently romantic place I've ever been.

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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.

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The best education I have ever received was through travel.

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Try to accomplish things you have always dreamt of while you can. I know it sounds cliche, but the biggest lesson I have learned is that life is precious; enjoy it while it lasts.

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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.

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We are such a product of our upbringing and environment.

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I think that's something people need to convey because you see all these celebrity moms out there, and the perception is they can do it all, but they have sooo much help. And it's kind of an unfair image to project for many women, because it is really hard, and if you have help, you should indicate you have help.

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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.

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At the end of the day, TV is supposed to be entertaining. But it's important for me that there's some take-away value from it.

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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.

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My hope is that I can somehow raise the level of consciousness about world events.

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I'm determined to raise a strong girl.

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When you take the time to understand why your parents did the things they did, you stand a good chance of learning more about your own behavior.

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I had a planned C-section, and I cried the entire day before I had the baby.

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I hadn't wanted to have a kid until I met my partner.

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I have not watched 'Honey Boo Boo'.

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I am a crazy online shopper. My husband always jokes, 'Another box arrived!' Airplanes used to be my sanctuary for reading books, but now I have to peruse Gilt sales.

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I'm a big Ping-Pong addict. I love it.

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One of the most important things I'm glad we did and am proud of is that we don't have any real grass on our property. It might not be realistic to ask people to pull out their grass, but we'll never have to think about it. We used Smart Grass, and I think it looks beautiful.

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Make your relationship your number-one priority.

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