Sade Adu Quotes
When I was young, people were almost identified solely by the kind of music they liked. People fell into categories of who liked what.
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Dangerous people with guns are a threat to women.
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If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy.
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I've been lucky enough to work in pop culture, especially with people right before they popped.
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Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention.
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Nothing's better than coming away from a film when people don't even recognize you, because you've undergone a total transformation.
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A complainer is like a Death Eater because there's a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff.
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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
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I want to describe the psychological state of the people in a certain city.
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I told as much of my life as I could to encourage people: to encourage others to get to where they should be, where they want to be.
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I'm not very cool. I have a really hard time meeting people and stuff.
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The people who watch Fox are not going to watch CNN. You know, let's be honest.
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Canada was my whole world and my whole reality, and now I meet people who've never been there, and it's like, 'You've never been to my whole world?'
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A lot of people don't know that I had a special appearance in 'Keratam'; that was my first Telugu film. I only shot for four to five days. When they called me, I said, 'I can't give 60 days for a movie. If you have something for one week or 10 days, then I can accommodate.'
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I just worry a lot. I'm a worrier. Michelle and Barack are really dear to me. I mean, I love them. And I don't want to see them get hurt. Just the nature of politics is hurtful. So every time they are hurt, I get hurt. It's a lot to ask of people, and it's a lot to see your friends go through. It's hard not to get emotional.
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One of the biggest mistakes people make when they cook for other people is to think that it has to be fancy and elaborate. This results in enormous expense and nine days of labor, plus you end up trying to assemble a croquembouche in front of your guests and everyone's experiencing flop sweat.
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There are half a billion people that listen to music online and the vast majority are doing so illegally. But if we bring those people over to the legal side and Spotify, what is going to happen is we are going to double the music industry and that will lead to more artists creating great new music.
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I'm thankful I grew up the way I did. It made me a hard worker and insightful to other people's lives.
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There is always frustration from people who work in schools that things keep changing but it is an unfortunate truth with the world of work changing as rapidly as it is, we do have to change.
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As a teenager, I was teased at school about my height and long legs, but now they are my best assets. Kids can be mean. When I was at school, I considered myself ugly, but that was when I was silly enough to believe that what other people thought mattered. Now I think I am pretty. I'm not beautiful. There is a difference.
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Most people believe the mind to be a mirror, more or less accurately reflecting the world outside them, not realizing on the contrary that the mind is itself the principal element of creation.
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I love thrillers - 'Dead Calm' is one of my favourite movies of all time.
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In my humble opinion, the ages 22 to about 27 are the most critical years of your adult life. It's your time to gestate in the cocoon of becoming.
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When I was young, people were almost identified solely by the kind of music they liked. People fell into categories of who liked what.
