Neneh Cherry (Neneh Mariann Karlsson) Quotes
I don't think you can cover a song unless you love it and have a relationship with it. With 'Golden Heart' I felt a sense of responsibility. And when we were recording it in the studio, it felt almost dream-like. Something you might hear if you were in Senegal, with someone singing from the mosque in the morning just as the sun's coming up.
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I work hard at my job, and I guess hard work pays off.
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Maybe 10 times a year I'll do a corporate date, but no casinos or no nightclubs or no comedy clubs.
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A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.
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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
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I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.
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I'm honored that I'm in history, but I don't think it would mean anything if it doesn't change anything.
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Up until 1995, I still had a day job that I hated. I was still personally involved in things in the 90s.
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Village cricket spread fast through the land.
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I have always battled injustice. As a child, I used to fight on the side of my friends when boys terrorized them.
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I've been fortunate over my career to make a little history on the 16th hole at Augusta National.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.
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Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.
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I'm a vegetarian and very much active in regards to how I feel about animal rights and protecting animals and giving animals a voice. But at the same time, I appreciate and respect other people's decisions to eat meat. The only thing that I hope is that people are educated, that they're aware, that they're living a conscious lifestyle.
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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
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It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
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I have talked with great men, and I do not see how they differ from others.
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It is Basic Management 101 that if you reward failure you are going to get more failure, and if you want success you should reward success. But if you look at the way this administration has approached national security, they have kind of got that principle backwards.
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I liked 'Star Wars' as a kid. I liked science fiction.
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That's how life feels to me. Everyone is doing it; everyone knows how. To live and be who they are and find a place, find a moment. I'm still waiting.
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It's true that French are not very sophisticated in the sense that they don't dress up for dinners. They are not like Americans, where they are always perfect - the girls are not very sporty; they don't take care of themselves as much as Americans, who always have very white teeth and are so fit.
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I don't think you can cover a song unless you love it and have a relationship with it. With 'Golden Heart' I felt a sense of responsibility. And when we were recording it in the studio, it felt almost dream-like. Something you might hear if you were in Senegal, with someone singing from the mosque in the morning just as the sun's coming up.
