Jenifer Lewis Quotes
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It's a shame in a way that people come and go with one album.
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There are a lot of films that are drug dramas, and we didn't want to tell Scarface again.
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I don't ever remember a single day of hopelessness. I knew from the history of the labor movement, especially of the black people, that it was an undertaking of great trial. That, live or die, I had to stick with it, and we had to win.
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This town was built on nepotism.
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To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
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The Constitution in all its provisions looks to an indestructible union disposed of indestructible States.
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I know I said I wanted to live forever and I would never be bored, but the reality is, it's probably kind of sad to live forever if you're the only one sticking around.
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Passive fatalism can never be the role of a revolutionary party, like the Social Democracy.
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Your man Daddy Yankee, some black and white people who know what's going on in the 'hood and the clubs are supporting him and loving him. But he's speaking Spanish, and he's speaking directly to the Latino people, and the people who know the language really dig it.
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The influence of blogging is overall a very positive force in the media.
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Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced.
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I don't like it when a woman looks like a fashion victim.
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Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.
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To expect for me to be one-way every time you see me is to expect me to be a one-dimensional man, which I've never been. I've always applauded my efforts to be diverse and multi-faceted.
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I still think of myself really as a New Yorker.
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At home, I dedicate occasional whole days to reading as if I'm a convalescent. The ideal place for this is the bath, where the body floats free. Books go a little wavy, but they're mine, so who cares.
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Rob Neill has a deep appreciation for the law and the role it can play in the lives of families. Rob's sincere desire to serve and his impressive experience will make him the kind of judge who will change lives and impact families in a positive way.
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There's no way to know the motives of another person totally, even a person that you know very well.
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I never see how meaty my role is. If I like the script in its entirety, the director, or if my co-star is someone I greatly admire, I sign up. You learn so much being part of a great team.
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I want to encourage other young girls not to grow up too soon. Just enjoy the now.
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Great touch is often written off simply as 'talent,' which is crucial, because a good swing can take a golfer only so far. I've seen thousands of fantastic swings in my day, but that doesn't guarantee anything.
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To rob the Negro of his reputation of thinking through a problem in his own fashion is about the same as trying to pretend that he doesn't have a natural instinct for rhythm and for singing and dancing.
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When you play a smaller, more intimate venue, you can have real conversations with your audience, take risks, and stay current. You can also change the set list, on how the day feels or how the audience reacts. When you do arena shows, every arena looks and feels the same. You can't see who is in the room.
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You never know when you start a project just how good it can be.
