Charli XCX Quotes
I've never conformed to what my record label has said and, yes, that has meant that it's been a long journey for me.
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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And it's sort of an old-fashioned ER, in that it's very much about the medicine, and how these people cope. There's very little about the personal lives of the characters.
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I actually like to sing on 'Rock Band.' I prefer to take the mic.
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Every time you go to the doctor and get a good report, the odds keep staking more in your favour.
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There are 3 billion women in the world, so there are 3 billion ways to be a feminist.
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Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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The American Federation of Teachers has a long track record of working with administrators, parents, and communities to provide real help to struggling students and low-performing schools. We've learned that intensive interventions, proven programs, and adequate resources can transform students' lives and their schools.
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I had learned that science is a rewarding, active process of discovery, not the passive absorption of what others had discovered.
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I am all in favor of growing the American economy and engaging in trade with the world, but not at the expense of American workers. The North American Free Trade Agreement is a perfect example of this. Ask the textile workers of North Carolina how NAFTA worked out for them - if you can find any.
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In my own case, the most inflammatory statements I have ever made are ones that I have written and remain willing to defend.
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We are not a country that subscribes to policing any part of the world. The areas we are comfortable with are capacity building, intelligence sharing, exchange of ships, call on each other's ports, joint training and exercises.
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Chile's mines are very dangerous; the country has a lot of earthquakes.
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I really feel that New York City is the greatest city in the world.
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We all love to be admired and given compliments, but I don't really keep track.
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No doubt about it. For every player. Thursday nights are very tough for us because it is a short turnaround.
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The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.
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We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
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If your uniform isn't dirty, you haven't been in the game.
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We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas Victorian novelists felt free to write long passages of undramatic summary.
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I'm not an employee who goes to the office every morning at the same time. Then, vacations are needed.
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I got a lot of energy from directing the film 'Ladies In Lavender.' You wonder if you have the stamina because as an actor you can lounge around the trailer during the scenes you're not in, but as a director, you're there from first thing in the morning to last thing at night every day of the week. I found it incredibly energising.
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I've never conformed to what my record label has said and, yes, that has meant that it's been a long journey for me.
