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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I think people turn to poetry more often than they think they do, or encounter it in more ways than they think that they do. I think we forget the places that we encounter it, say, in songs or in other little bits and pieces of things that we may have remembered from childhood.
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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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It was very shocking for me to read newspapers that openly criticised the government in South Korea. That is impossible in North Korea and almost impossible in China. I was really impressed, and I became addicted to reading the news and watching the media so I could learn about the world. North Koreans would be stunned if they experienced this.
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I mused for a few moments on the question of which was worse, to lead a life so boring that you are easily enchanted or a life so full of stimulus that you are easily bored. But then it occurred to me that musing is a pointless waste of anyone's time, and instead I went off to see if I could find a Baby Ruth candy bar, a far more profitable exercise.
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I feel like life is much greater than a hero or a villain: there's good people that sometimes make mistakes.
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A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.
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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.
