Janelle Monae (Janelle Monáe Robinson) Quotes
When I first started in this industry, my goal was to be some best friend. The sidekick. I thought that would be an accomplishment.
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When people think of me, I want them to think of a travel show host who's really funny and good at his job, and I think eventually the CP won't even play into it, or at least that's the goal.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.
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If you want to get your point across, you gotta cuss.
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I wonder now how tough you have to be to get big things done.
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One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.
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I'll keep doing my training and I'm sure the goals will come.
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Eighty-five per cent of the crowd is going to fall in love with me - they're going to feel it, wow. But fifteen per cent are going to think, 'This guy is obnoxious.' I spend enormous time with them - every negative review of 'Crush It!' on Amazon has a response from me - and I can probably bring back ten of the fifteen.
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There's no more important bonding thing than a mother doing the daughter's hair. We sit at our mother's knee and learn who we are.
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Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them.
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I'm sick of having red hair, but people seem to like that aesthetic.
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My success has got so great, it's like I'm trapped, almost, within it.
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Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
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But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.
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My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. Every time a script interests me, I look for interesting characters because I intend to completely transport myself into it. This happens only because I am a very greedy actor. I am not part of the rat race because I am living a dream.
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America always pivots between collective responsibility and the idea that the individual can pull himself up by his bootstraps.
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We're raising our girls to understand the real meaning of Christmas, and to know that it's most important to have Christmas in your heart. We go to our local mall and donate toys, and we say prayers for all the people in the world who might not be as lucky as we are.
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I think art is more glorious than life but not more real.
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A skill required to be president is to explain to the American people any given thing they do.
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Blame is a bitter and indigestible thing, even when the blame is a coat you cut for yourself, even when you stood right there and got yourself measured so you could wear it right.
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Expenditure can't really guarantee a great experience. I don't even like shopping; I've never bought stuff for myself, and everything I wear are gifts from my brothers, friends and people.
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We in the Jewish community must ask ourselves what role we are going to play in changing policies and practices that discriminate against LGBT Americans. We have a special responsibility and civic duty to ensure that all Americans are treated with dignity and equality.
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We're professional athletes. People know who we are, and if there's some way we can help with a friend or someone in need, that's a responsibility we have. I really strongly believe that.
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When I first started in this industry, my goal was to be some best friend. The sidekick. I thought that would be an accomplishment.
