Jamaica Kincaid Quotes
At the time I was taught to read, it was an Eden-like time of my life. My mother adored me. Everyone adored me. So I associate reading with enormous pleasure.Jamaica Kincaid
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
Gavin Rossdale Bush -
Verily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him.
Baha'u'llah -
Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing.
Sally Hawkins -
I don't want to build any image for myself. I don't want people to say, 'He does only a certain type of role.' I don't want only to be the hero of the story. An actor's weakness is the different roles that he can't do. But I am keen to grab only those roles as I am here to challenge myself.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui -
I'm very physical. I love to work out; I'm very athletic. It's a great therapy, not only for my body, but for my mind.
Edgar Ramirez -
For me, let's keep jazz as folk music. Let's not make jazz classical music. Let's keep it as street music, as people's everyday-life music. Let's see jazz musicians continue to use the materials, the tools, the spirit of the actual time that they're living in, as what they build their lives as musicians around.
Pat Metheny
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I wouldn't say I was bullied, but I was definitely a bit of an outcast. It was more the kids thinking I thought I was cool. I started homeschooling in fifth grade, and I was much happier.
Kaley Cuoco -
It's hard to write a comedy sketch.
Kate McKinnon -
Education never quite gets the attention it deserves in presidential campaigns, but monster flip-flops surely do.
Brown Campbell -
When I saw rappers in the '90s cameo in films - all of those '90s rappers - it seemed like whenever you chucked a rapper in a film, they could just act. It seemed like all rappers could act.
Watkin Tudor Jones -
As a young girl I think I wanted to be a horse woman. I loved horses.
Karen Hughes -
I guess I was always a ham, and I was anxious to try doing different things. I started doing impressions to make friends at school. I would do them during recess. Maybe some of the kids thought I was being weird, but everyone seemed to have a good time.
Vesta Williams
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I try to play my game and that's being emotional because I'm that kind of guy.
Dan Marino -
I go to correctional facilities and talk to kids there. They have little kids in there who are, like, 12 years old, stealing cars and stuff like that.
Eric Lynn Wright -
I fear that I won't work in the theatre again. I'm sad about that. But I won't retire.
Maggie Smith -
I'm happiest when I'm discussing a script and working with interesting people.
Felicity Jones -
I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father.
Carlisle Floyd -
Long skirts are annoying; they get in the way.
Natalie Dormer
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I see the crowd singing 'Rock 'N Roll' or 'Back Road' at my concerts... they are anthems and they lift up your life.
Rodney Atkins -
What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life?
Anthony Robbins -
I think a lot of things could be handled locally.
Rand Paul -
Everything connects to everything; therefore, as we change, the world cannot but change with us.
Marianne Williamson -
At the time I was taught to read, it was an Eden-like time of my life. My mother adored me. Everyone adored me. So I associate reading with enormous pleasure.
Jamaica Kincaid