Kathleen Battle Quotes
Some of the music I listen to is pop. I sing it in the shower - and then for public consumption.
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I never had only one job. I was either playing ball or writing or doing TV or modeling.
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I didn't want to set up a women's studies program. I thought women should learn to operate in a coeducational atmosphere, because, especially in national security and international affairs, it's male-dominated.
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We decided we don't use the term 'fat' for me. We use the term 'juicy' for me. My wife's fine with it, but the rule is when I'm over double her weight, it's over.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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The idea that motherhood is inherently somehow a threat to creativity is just absurd.
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The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.
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I just try to attack the rim as hard as I can. Try to get the crowd pumped up a little bit.
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I don't believe that a hydrogen economy depends on a carbon economy at all.
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When I was a kid, I'd kneel down at the side of my bed every night before I went to sleep, and my mother and I would say a Greek prayer to the Virgin Mary.
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If it's in people's interest to invest in renewables and invest in clean technologies, I'm convinced it will happen.
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Businessmen need to understand the challenges of society and contribute to solving them.
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We human beings do a lot of dumb things, and war is certainly the dumbest.
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I always wanted to perform. I remember being 5 years old and telling my parents to sit down as I was going to put on a play for them.
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In a political struggle, never get personal - else the dagger digs too deep.
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Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
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The secret of food lies in memory - of thinking and then knowing what the taste of cinnamon or steak is.
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Humans are lazy but not stupid.
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The business side of film has goofed up so many things, but even that's changing. It happened to the music industry and now it's happening to the film studios. It's crazy what's going on. But artists should have control of their work; especially if, as I always say, you never turn down a good idea and never take a bad idea.
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Dance must have a precision without fault.
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When you lack the awareness of being God you make everything impossible. Wow! Stop living in your humanity and start living in your divinity.
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I guess I'm kind of interested in that elusive search for a bond between life and work and between compassion and competitiveness. There's always something at the end you have to find to live a full life, but it's hard to find.
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My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare.
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The good thing is that The Human League never really wanted to be in a pop group. We never wanted to be famous. We just liked the music. And I think that's kept us grounded. We're not interested in the celebrity side of anything. We just like getting on stage and doing what we're good at.
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Some of the music I listen to is pop. I sing it in the shower - and then for public consumption.
