Chita Rivera Quotes
You take a plug and put it in a socket, and that's what the theatre is-it lights up right away. You speak, and they respond immediately.
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The reasons asthma doesn't affect my work or play is that I had accurate diagnostics and follow treatment regimens closely. It's when someone thinks they're fine and that they don't need help that they usually get in trouble.
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'In A World...' changed my life a thousand per cent. I feel thankful that something I believed in so much - I love dialect, so I dedicated five years of my life to making a film about it - yielded such rewards. It led to 'Man Up,' as well as 'No Escape,' which comes out later this year... two movies where I am the female lead.
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I try to work on shows that I would want to watch.
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Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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I was living as a young single mom. I was 19 when I was divorced, and my daughter was a year old, and I waited tables here three to four nights a week for several years while I was trying to support myself and my daughter and the day I got that acceptance at Harvard Law School was an unforgettable day.
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Avoid war, because that always pushes human beings backward.
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Judges can determine fair justice far better than any inane federal mandate.
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I grew up on Marvel and, like, '2000 AD.'
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I did a lot of stunts, so the harness work isn't foreign to me either.
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I keep setting the bar higher for myself in terms of what I'm trying to accomplish.
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I don't ever want to be a person that I'm not. A lot of girls fall into the trap where they are trying to impress other people, and that's the time when they lose themselves.
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It's a touchy subject, but as a Southerner, you can't ignore our history any more than a Renaissance painter can ignore the Virgin Mary. And it's impossible to drive down a road or eat a vegetable or pass a church without being reminded of slavery.
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If I manage to leave my bedroom and get to the gym, that makes me feel good about myself! For me, the most difficult part is getting out of bed, but once I'm out, I really enjoy playing sports.
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What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting to stumble on large quantities of gas, chemical weapons and biological weapons.
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We all have hourglass figures; your sand just settles in different places.
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I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.
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I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
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If only Tammy knew how much I really cared about her. She has nothing to do with any of this mess.
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With the time, as I was growing up and I got taller and my arms were longer, I developed this aggressive style because I think it was better for me, for my style of game.
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I said from the very beginning, 'Yahoo should position itself as a technology innovation company, not as a media company.'
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Every child deserves to grow up knowing their potential and feeling confident that they won't fall at the first hurdle - that they cope with life's setbacks.
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All I ever wanted to do was stand-up. It kind of charges me and gives me a rush.
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You take a plug and put it in a socket, and that's what the theatre is-it lights up right away. You speak, and they respond immediately.
