Daisy Ridley Quotes
I was kind of loathe to go on social media. I find the trolling unacceptable, and I never wanted to look like I was someone who would accept that.
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One of the problems of writing and working and looking at the Internet is that it's very hard to separate fashion from deep change.
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I watched a lot of soap operas like 'General Hospital' and 'Days Of Our Lives.' When it came to movies, my parents were quite strict. They would watch 'Flash Dance' but wouldn't let us see the whole film because Jennifer Beals' character was a stripper. It was so funny when I finally saw the whole film. I thought she was a ballerina!
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I had 45 amateur fights, and I was able to win two national titles in those three years as an amateur.
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To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.
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I grew up poor in India, and there were days when we struggled to find food and other basic necessities. Our mother worked odds and ends jobs to keep the family together and educate us.
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New Yorkers - the people are so honest. If you're sucking on stage, they'll let you know.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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I have always been a generous and enthusiastic reader.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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The day you settle for less is the day you will get less.
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I learn from Larry Ellison every day. I've said this before: how is it to work with someone who thinks out of the box? Larry doesn't see the walls at all; he does not see the box. He is an absolute, true visionary. And to be honest, I always find myself in a box! I'm comfy in my box. I've furnished it; it's lovely.
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Difficult years lie ahead, patience is required.
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It's a good thing I don't read everything Eddie says, or I'd be up in arms and not enjoying my life.
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You know, rock stardom... I have a hard time discussing that because I don't really accept it. It's not really that tangible. What's really bizarre is how it's used as a thing - you know, 'He's the rock star of politics,' 'He's the rock star of quarterbacks' - like it's the greatest thing in the world.
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My sister was always very motherly, babysitting and stuff.
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I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed.
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I stay true because whatever the project is, I'm still looking for inside of that character. It's the thing that connects him to me and to everybody else. So, the search is the same. It's to unveil the truth, and that's how I stay true, because my purpose isn't altered.
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When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create my music. It comes from the country itself.
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I don't know that I'd call myself an optimist.
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My son, Walker, has a band called The Dust Busters. You know, he plays banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin, so a lot of my interest in that kind of music comes from him constantly listening to this stuff. He's taught me the history of it. It's remarkable how these young kids are now turned on to more traditional old-time music.
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There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.
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You look in my room and it looks neat enough, but if you dared to look under my bed or in my closet, oh what a mess!
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The media is controlled.
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I was kind of loathe to go on social media. I find the trolling unacceptable, and I never wanted to look like I was someone who would accept that.
