Jennifer Holliday Quotes
I was privileged to know the late, great Miss Etta James, and I did get a chance to spend some time with her and hang out with her.
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Afrikaans culture is very right-wing and conservative, very proper, and you get this hidden underbelly, the zef side of Afrikaans which no one knows about.
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I do not believe in any legacy. The past is dead and gone.
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The Strauss Group identified water as a strategic category presenting significant business opportunity in line with the Group's long term business strategy and vision. We view the development of a technology that enables high quality drinking water for both home and offices as a means to improve the quality of life of millions of people.
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My greatest regret is selling my company.
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I believe nobody is stronger than the state. So the state would be strong, and we have to work altogether to make the strength of the state.
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Elvis and I were very good friends. We were such good friends that, on the day that he passed, I was the first one his father called, to let me know what had happened.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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As a woman, I've learned that having a uniform of your staples or setting your look and saying what distinguishes you - like red lips or hair or whatever - leaves so much time for the rest of the day.
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For very long, I wasn't able to find a place for myself in movies. After my initial success, I didn't know how to capitalise on it.
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A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
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I am very career minded, and I think my personality is more suited to America. I am a working mother.
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Everyone needs help when they try something new.
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I don't need fame and I don't need power and I don't need wealth. I'm in need of friends, which I have found in abundance.
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I always try to block out an hour or so a day to read. Being a writer is a job, and reading helps train my brain in the right direction.
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I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?
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In the present imperialistic milieu there can be no wars of national self-defense.
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'The Fight Club' DVD is great. I like anything that has really good extras because as an actor, it's really great to see the behind-the-scenes stuff and see how different actors approach their particular project.
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You have to stay alert. You've got to keep raising your game.
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I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television drama with theatrical dialogue about the theatre is beyond perfection.
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A lot of my audience are in their 50s. But they want me to pretend to continue to be pretending.
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Our national values demand that we assist the families of our men and women in uniform, especially at the time of their greatest need.
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Even if we accepted the health implications of pollution and the impact on global warming, from a simple space management perspective, mobility will eventually collapse in cities that give priority to the car.
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My favorite types of movies definitely aren't thrillers, but at the same time you can't deny the genius of Hitchcock's films.
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I was privileged to know the late, great Miss Etta James, and I did get a chance to spend some time with her and hang out with her.
