Jillian Hervey Quotes
It's definitely a little bit ironic being known for my hair because, as a little girl, I had no idea what I was doing with it. I was insecure about it. I didn't have as many references to curly girls, and I wanted to just fit in with all my other friends.
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During workouts, I listen to Pandora, and I like the '90s pop stations. 'The Backstreet Boys' is fun!
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We need more people working in the publishing industry itself who are people of colour.
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Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
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I hope that people look at my whole career and appreciate that I've given everything that I've got.
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When I was younger I wanted to be a gymnast, but they have to be quite short - I was tall.
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America is rather like life. You can usually find in it what you look for. It will probably be interesting, and it is sure to be large.
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I love doing every role I do!
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If it is the duty of the State to educate, it is the duty of the State also to bear the burden of education, namely, the taxation out of which education is provided.
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Graphic novels let you take risks that just wouldn't fly in the conventional book form.
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I'm not in the business of politics.
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Only in a concert situation do I have access to people directly to preach to them, and I don't believe that the bigger your platform is, the more people will pay attention.
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In the sequence where I am burned at the stake, everything was so casual and hazardous that the bottom of my dress caught fire, and the grips became hysterical as they tried to pull me off the stake.
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I'm probably much more influenced by film-makers and painters than I am by other songwriters or poets.
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I'm fascinated by how much has changed from one generation to another. There are young people growing up now for whom apartheid is just a distant memory and the idea of military service is an abstract notion.
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There were times when chemo would eat my body, but I told myself that I have the strength and courage to win and come out stronger.
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As a general truth, it is safe to say that any picture that produces a moral impression is a bad picture.
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Young people in Israel are encouraged to design, produce and sell their products from high school. Technical universities also matter. Teach and introduce entrepreneurship courses in technical universities.
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The best present a man can give a woman is his undivided attention.
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I'm creating my own future.
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Most problems, if you give them enough time and space, will eventually wear themselves out.
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With my friends in Brooklyn, many of them started out as artists. I saw many of these friends move into late middle age, still struggling without health insurance or a cushion. I saw people who had given up being artists. Being an artist necessitates a compromise or living on the edge.
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I'm as hungry as ever.
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I think a comedian has a more specific job. Whereas a musician can fall into different categories, you know, of making background music or doing a soundtrack or wanting to be in a band or writing the song, or writing your own songs. And then comedy is a very black and white thing. You want to make people happy.
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It's definitely a little bit ironic being known for my hair because, as a little girl, I had no idea what I was doing with it. I was insecure about it. I didn't have as many references to curly girls, and I wanted to just fit in with all my other friends.
