Janelle Monae (Janelle Monáe Robinson) Quotes
I always think about the next generation and creating a different blueprint for them. That's my goal: to let them know there's another way.
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After I left college, I went to work at the Royal Opera House in London, which became a real catalyst for me because it made me realize that I was interested in cinema and in the way life is thrust at you. So I started making films.
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But we must create in each person a sense of responsibility in order that each one of us can have the right to enjoy all his rights.
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I am the only one in my family to graduate college. It was a proud moment for me to receive a degree.
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It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.
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I'll have the chance to do a production number on A Capitol Fourth.
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I am insecure. If you ask me, everybody is.
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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I'm not saying that's the only calling card, but it's a whole crayon box.
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In Shakespeare, unique individuals repudiate the stereotypes demanded by the structure of the play: Shylock commands our sympathy, Barnardine refuses to be hanged. Individuals trump the category.
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If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
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ISIS itself, it draws its central belief system from the Koran and from the writings of the Prophet Muhammad. That is undeniable. And it's a medieval interpretation of it. It is a literal interpretation of it.
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I'm a really bad liar.
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It's interesting, the things you learn when you're 21. I learned never to get tattoos in the middle of shooting a movie. Because if you're not Angelina Jolie or Megan Fox, they will fire you.
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I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself.
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However, we still have the problem of free travel and movement, since the Travel Documents issued by UNMIK as the substitute to passports, are not fully recognized yet by all countries.
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My talent is numbers.
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Charles Pierce, Bea Arthur, and I were like a terrible little trio.
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I am really blessed and very grateful for it.
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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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I always think about the next generation and creating a different blueprint for them. That's my goal: to let them know there's another way.
