Jamila Woods Quotes
I don't create from a place of me making art for art's sake, but wanting my work to actually do stuff... tangible things.
Quotes to Explore
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The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names.
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I think studies are really important and shouldn't be compromised.
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The two most important things in my life were academics and sports. I had to do my schoolwork first.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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Widely distributed reports have noted in January 1968, Obama was registered as a Muslim at Jakarta's Roman Catholic Franciscus Assisi Primary School under the name Barry Soetoro.
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It's something you dream about, working in Scotland, working in Glasgow, walking down the same streets I used to walk down when I was a drama student, daydreaming about being in an American TV show or doing something that was well known. I guess I sort of pinch myself.
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I like to be supportive and a role model.
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I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.
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My defensiveness in life really helps me as a driver.
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From a spectator point of view, Test cricket is not important; people hardly watch Test cricket. But as a player, Tests are the real thing. You have to concentrate for five days. It's a lot of time, and not easy to do it day in and day out. If people have played 70-100 Tests, it's a lot of cricket, a lot of concentration and dedication.
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Every city is always changing, on its own trajectory.
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Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.
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I'm not a good writer. It takes me a long time to get there. I write and then rewrite and revise and do it over and over until I'm satisfied.
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My normal life is like being on holiday.
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When I interview celebrities, I always try to throw them off balance. My favorite is to ask 'em about crazy sex stuff like donkey punches and Monroe transfers. Works every time.
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I don't know if I would call myself a religious human.
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I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual.
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I can't wait to meet Jennifer Hudson, Tamyra Gray, George Huff, Ruben Studdard, and I love me some Clay Aiken.
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If you like standup and decide that it's overtaking your life and want to hate it, watch 1,000 standup comedians who are trying to get on a TV show.
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This has been the new normal since September 11. Everyone knows, but nobody says, that if something happens again, the elite consensus in this country, and the overwhelming consensus of the citizenry, will be to pitch the Bill of Rights out the window and start rounding folks up.
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We'll be getting rid of these people here... First, Mr. Samir Naga... Naga... Naga... Not gonna work here anymore, anyway.
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I always have several books on the go at any one moment, so it's no good you asking 'What's on the bedside table at the moment, Emma?' because often I can't even see the table!
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Anonymous blog comments, vapid video pranks and lightweight mash-ups may seem trivial and harmless, but as a whole, this widespread practice of fragmentary, impersonal communication has demeaned personal interaction.
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I don't create from a place of me making art for art's sake, but wanting my work to actually do stuff... tangible things.
