Brandon Victor Dixon Quotes
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While hereditary chiefs inhabit the apex of our traditional social systems, it would be a mistake to think they hold all the power. They aren't kings. They aren't dictators. They're answerable to their clans and their matriarchs. All decisions that affect our communities require lengthy, deliberate discussions and careful negotiation.
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But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me.
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The death of my kid made me a stronger person. There's no end to what I'm willing to do.
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I was too prissy, too refined, too abstemious, too French to be a good American writer.
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We did a lot of high school productions. My first was 'Twelfth Night.' I played Viola. We did 'Much Ado About Nothing' and 'Taming of the Shrew,' and a lot of musicals: 'The Wiz,' 'Bye Bye Birdie,' 'Oliver.'
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Elvis and I were very good friends. We were such good friends that, on the day that he passed, I was the first one his father called, to let me know what had happened.
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We have to still develop the Ikea group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
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Reddit strives to be a community-oriented link-sharing and news site, which means that all our content is submitted and voted on by members of our community. We don't interfere with that process at all, either in an editorial or curation capacity.
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The two sensibilities, the visual and the verbal, have always been linked for me - in fact, while reading a particularly evocative passage, I will imagine what the photograph I'd take of that scene would look like, even with burning and dodging notes. Maybe everyone does this.
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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
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'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.
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I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
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I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.
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If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story.
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A diet that is high in fat, sugar and salt makes it really hard for a body to function efficiently.
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Human writing reflects that of the universe; it is its translation, but also its metaphor: it says something totally different, and it says the same thing.
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It's well worth making your own harissa, but there are some very good commercial varieties.
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I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!
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I have lived a long life, and I am proud that I spend the whole of my life in the service of my people. I am only proud of this and nothing else. I shall continue to serve until my last breath, and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it.
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In my youth, I spent my time investigating insects.
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We see ourselves as being people who want to take India to the world; we see ourselves as being aggressive, assuming risk.
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In the eyes of mercy, no one should have hateful thoughts. Feel pity for the man who is even more at fault. The area and size of mercy is limitless.
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I think that it should just be a rule of thumb that if your job asks you to cut your hair... that means that it's time to quit that job.
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As artists, our job is to communicate thoughts and tell stories.
