Jennifer Holliday Quotes
I am, you know, really fighting for myself and my life. And I think the message that I could give to anybody is that it's never too late to start your life again and dream new dreams.
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But if you want to be in a band and write music, then you should just be in a band and write music.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
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It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish.
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It's rural America. It's where I came from. We always refer to ourselves as real America. Rural America, real America, real, real, America.
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In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.
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At school I had only admirers; I had no friends.
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For my own part, I have been wont to converse with poverty; and however disagreeable a companion she may be thought to be by the affluent and luxurious, who were never acquainted with her, I can live happily with her the remainder of my life if I can thereby contribute to the redemption of my country.
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The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not go unpunished if it is allowed at all.
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As a writer, I've always felt it's my job to be extremely careful when writing about victims, especially women.
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It costs a great deal of money to do a musical, and the more money involved, the more big business influences the artform.
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I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.
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History, whether sacred or profane, hides her teaching from those who study her through coloured glasses. She only reveals truth to those who look through the cold clear medium of passionless inquiry, who seek the Truth without determining first the masquerade in which alone they will receive it.
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Free and fair access to books - to reading - is a right and one we should fight for.
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I have a strong affinity for animals.
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It is long overdue that we have a woman as a legitimate contender for the White House. But Hillary Clinton is the definition of the establishment so many are determined to reject.
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I try to have the motto of living life with no regrets.
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As an actor, I've given up judgement of evil, as long as it's human evil - we have to see ourselves for what we really are, and we're capable of horrific things.
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If people leave your coalition, whose fault is it? It's your fault. You have to build a coalition that's attractive to people.
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How little it takes to make life unbearable: a pebble in the shoe, a cockroach in the spaghetti, a woman's laugh.
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I am, you know, really fighting for myself and my life. And I think the message that I could give to anybody is that it's never too late to start your life again and dream new dreams.
