Jean Louisa Kelly Quotes
My character in 'Mr. Holland's Opus' was kind of coming of age, learning about a world that was opening up to her.
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It may be assumed as a fixed truth that the prosperity and riches of the farmer must depend on the prosperity and good national regulation of trade.
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It would be spiteful to put a Jellyfish in a trifle.
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Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness.
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I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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The best of life is to embark on an adventure with a woman interested in having an adventure with you.
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The whole point of music is being able to share your story. I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road, as a way to get my feelings out.
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L.A. makes you feel ugly.
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In the South, we drink the Bible with our mother's milk.
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I buy so much fake jewelry, it's funny. It's not real. I don't wear real diamonds or anything.
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I don't really consider myself an impressionist.
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I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them.
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Do you love me because I'm beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me?
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Sometimes I see through things when people are talking. I'm really sensitive to other people, so I can tell if somebody's putting on a front.
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You learn a lot about love before you ever get there. You learn at least as much about love from books as you do from watching your parents.
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Time is important to me because I want to sing long enough to leave a message. I'm used to singing in churches where nobody would dare stop me until the Lord arrives!
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I actually got started in acting when I was in pre-school. I was really into dance and performing, so my mom had me in dance classes, and then I got involved in a local theater company.
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Try not to eat after 7 P.M. Try to stay away from heavy food in the night, like hamburgers and chicken nuggets. Eat that stuff in the morning or early afternoon.
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Perhaps the hardest challenge has been to persuade the public, impatient for rapid growth, of the need to ensure stability first. Growth, it is argued, is always more important, regardless of the looming economic risks.
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Why would you have a work day that does not respond to shorter or longer day length? There's something that we lose, taking our schedules away from that locally relevant rhythm.
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Being an actor means asking people to look at you. I guess I accept that. But it's a profession in which the job is to show another world and other people. You may access it through bits of yourself, and your imagination and experience, but actually, in the end, you're not playing yourself.
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Excess in apparel is another costly folly. The very trimming of the vain world would clothe all the naked ones.
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Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations; use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions.
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We went to church every Sunday. I do think it's my duty to give back. That's why I'm involved with St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
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My character in 'Mr. Holland's Opus' was kind of coming of age, learning about a world that was opening up to her.
