Jamaica Kincaid Quotes
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It's for scientists to lay out the data and lay out what they think, and then it's for the public to make up its own mind. We don't live in a priesthood where some small group imposes its views on other people - that's not the way that science works, and it's not the way a democratic society should work.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan -
Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
Kat Graham -
It's really important to me that my sound is a combination of beats and melody. I love hearing strong, confident beats in music because I love to dance. At the same time, melody is really important to me because I love singing.
Manika -
In thinking about it, the villains often have a little bit more range because their morality is different. You can have just a really good time as an actor, and there is just more there that you can explore on that side of the story.
Mahershala Ali -
I want to be able to make people laugh and cry and feel happy or sad and feel all these different emotions through singing and acting. Hopefully throughout my career, I'll get to pursue them.
Olivia Holt -
In the end, you have to write like you're not afraid of the critics.
Maggie Stiefvater
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Most people are interested in seeing 27-year-old women who are in movies somehow connected to sex. It's interesting to everyone. Especially little movies that are having trouble getting made, there's always sex.
Maggie Gyllenhaal -
Often, little situations trigger enormous reactions. Be there, present for it. Your partner will find it easier to see it in you, and you will find it easier to see it in them.
Eckhart Tolle -
Reverence is fatal to literature.
E. M. Forster -
Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
Carlos Santana Santana -
If you do not love yourself, well, you cannot do anything well, that's my philosophy.
Nawal El Saadawi -
The E.U. can deliver on its citizens' needs and make its partnerships work only if we all act together - E.U. institutions and national governments, at all levels, united.
Federica Mogherini
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I'm an old trial lawyer.
Patrick Leahy -
Most of us are not real eager to grow, myself included. We try to be happy by staying in the status quo. But if we're not willing to be honest with ourselves about what we feel, we don't evolve.
Olympia Dukakis -
People don't know how good cauliflower is, because they always have this image of cauliflower cheese - awful, sticky, creamy and rich.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
But the issue is not only life and death but our existence before God and our being judged by him. All of us were sinners before him and worthy of condemnation.
Hans Urs von Balthasar -
I'm an emotional guy.
J. R. Martinez -
Sometimes I still go round the house making weird noises and stuff, so in that aspect, I haven't grown up!
Adam Peaty
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We would buy more magazines if they are category leaders. We like to acquire earnings potential.
David Carey -
One of the reasons I wanted to leave my position at Common Cause and return to politics was to regain the freedom to speak out politically - to not be constrained by a non-partisan organization.
Chellie Pingree -
When you're a kid, you might be picked on for your differences. When you're an adult, employers, colleges, friends - people look for differences when you're adult, and that's what makes you shine and stand out.
Crystal Bowersox -
I'm not going to run around uselessly spending money. It's a matter of choosing your charity. Some people choose themselves. For me, that is not enough.
Claude Picasso -
People don't make changes because things are wonderful.
Jamaica Kincaid