Emun Elliott Quotes
At school, I was a shy lad and still am. But acting gives me licence to be up there, demanding the focus. It's the one time in my life where I don't have to shout to be heard.
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I like snakes. I like hummingbirds. There's nothing on earth I don't like. Frogs. Salamanders. The bunnies, the giraffes, the hippopotamuses.
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I loved publishing; I loved working in the book industry, but I've been writing pretty much nonstop since I was 19. I realized very early on that I would need a day job, and I wanted one that was in books.
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Good comedy is ageless.
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I've always wanted to be Batman, but I don't naturally tend towards Batman. I tend towards Robin, but I did get to play Superman.
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Billionaires like the Koch brothers, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, and political puppet master Karl Rove should not be able to buy our elections. Secret money should not be able to drown out the voices of the American people and sell our Democracy to the highest bidder.
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I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages.
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Writing is only the frosting on my cake. I'm whole without it.
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I've spent a long time avoiding painting and dealing with it from a distance. But as I get older, I'm more comfortable with it.
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I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
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To be seen and to be respected for my work and acknowledged as a true American Latina... means a lot to me.
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The reason why I moved from Young Thug to Jeffery was because I felt like I did a wrong turn.
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There is not Communism or Marxism, but representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.
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The substance of what it means to be a geek is essentially someone who's brave enough to love something against judgment. The heart of being a geek is a little bit of rejection.
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I have lifestyle requirements. Photos, meetings, lunches, dinners, facial care, tooth care. It requires an exorbitant amount of money.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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I hope that I can continue to champion Dr. Paul's efforts to audit the Fed, protect state's rights, and getting our nation back on track.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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The third-down sacks are critical ones, 'cause that's getting off the field.
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The chief incalculable in war is the human will.
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As a matter of writing philosophy, if there is one, I try not to ever plot a story. I try to write it from the character's point of view and see where it goes.
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I feel so guilty about the state of young people today. And I say that because our generation fought for everything. We fought to sit down at a counter, to sit on a bus. They were left with nothing to fight for.
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Too many people, because they were white and poor, black and rich, or just plain busy with something other than politics, have felt they had no voice in our government.
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At school, I was a shy lad and still am. But acting gives me licence to be up there, demanding the focus. It's the one time in my life where I don't have to shout to be heard.
