NeNe Leakes (Linnethia Monique "NeNe" Leakes) Quotes
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I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that no more. I like to perform every once in a while for people who want to see me, and cut albums of music that is what I'm really about.
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This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.
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I am a professional photographer because it is the best way I know to earn the money I require to take care of my wife and children.
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A tendency to focus on art over business has meant that too many designers have failed to make the most of their critical acclaim.
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The most difficult story that I've ever been involved in breaking on any of my shows was 'The Constant' episode of 'Lost,' which was when Desmond was consciousness-traveling.
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Even the great bad guys in cinema history, they're likable.
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Running is what keeps my weight down. I have to stay active or I could easily gain weight.
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What if there was a library which held every book? Not every book on sale, or every important book, or even every book in English, but simply every book - a key part of our planet's cultural legacy.
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I love what I'm doing most of the time, but it's hard work. People only see your albums in the charts. They see us at award shows and after-show parties. They don't know about your doubts, the hard work that goes in.
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Many kids, particularly in lower-income families, would actually benefit from more structured activities. Plenty of children, especially teenagers, thrive on a busy schedule. But just as other trappings of modern childhood, from homework to technology, are subject to the law of diminishing returns, there is a danger of overscheduling the young.
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My very first job was a cashier at Burger King in Tucson, Arizona. And I occasionally worked the drive-thru. I'd go wherever I was needed! My second job was at Dairy Queen. I stayed in the fast food royalty.
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I was never interested in becoming an actor. I was directing videos. I was never into acting. I was into shooting music videos. I've only ever been behind the camera. Never in front of it.
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What I love about 'Midnight Train' is that it's a song about a journey, but the music actually takes you on that journey. It feels like you're moving through the whole song.
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I have always liked a challenge.
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I had people in 'Entertainment Weekly' talking about how they wanted to throttle me because they thought I was too disgustingly cute, as if that were my fault, you know, as if that was my fault, not the fault of directors and producers and such.
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I've always been conservative. I was born that way.
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Coming from a YouTube perspective, a lot of times you kind of limit yourself and think, 'Oh, artists from the real world wouldn't want to work with someone who's made their career on YouTube.' But more and more, I'm realizing that artists from both sides are learning that we can benefit from each other.
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Medicare provided guaranteed equal coverage, something that the private sector could not.
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Homophobia, racism, and sexism are all rooted in the same oppression that causes a group of people to internalize the oppression they've experienced and then continue the cycle of abuse. Simply put, hurt people hurt people.
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I like to come to the set with very strong ideas and strong opinions about how to do things. And I like also dealing with somebody who's like that.
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It’s funny, most people can be around someone and then gradually begin to love them and never know exactly when it happened
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I'm for all kinds of gay rights. I'm almost like a gay man myself.
