Jewel Kilcher (Jewel) Quotes
My whole goal is to keep my spirit intact. If that doesn't happen, none of this is worth it.
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'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
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The business is so international now; you'll be working on an American film, and you'll start chatting to someone, and it's like: 'Oh, you're English, too.'
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You have to handle adversity well. There are roadblocks you will have to fight through.
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No, but I'm really lucky, because I'm not the superhero.
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I intend not to do an item song ever. I find the term 'item songs' bizarre. I do not want to comment on its presence and its popularity, but I would rather avoid it.
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The older I've gotten, the more the need to exert comedy no matter how tragic a character I may be portraying because they are essentials for presenting truth.
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Yep, my body is doing good and everything feels good and I'm ready.
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I kept on hearing the voice of God saying if you are going to be the minister that your mom mentioned... then you have to act. My pulpit is acting.
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Being born in a Christian home does not make you a Christian.
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The bad boy: always more fun.
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I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.
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Personally I don't think solving corruption is such a big problem.
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My faith makes me willing to do things that may look like there's going to be a lot of physical difficulty. And you just go ahead and do it because you truly believe it's the right thing to do.
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My extravagance is my garden - it's the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure.
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I don't know how to play evil.
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Cancer victims who don't accept their fate, who don't learn to live with it, will only destroy what little time they have left.
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I had been a radical, a left-wing politico, and meeting the Indian people made me realize that the politics of the left and the right were so much less important than the politics of the heart and the spirit.
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A person who knows but a little will put on an air of knowledge. This is a matter of inexperience. When someone knows something well, it will not be seen in his manner.
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Once and for all, I did not use steroids or any other illegal substance.
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The first time I received an award, I was very surprised. I did not know whether to accept it or not. But I came to the conclusion that I should accept awards in the name of the poorest poor, as a form of homage to them. I think that basically, when awards are given to me, the existence of the poor in the world is being recognized.
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Your goal in life should be to enjoy the highest levels of health and energy possible. This requires that you eat the right foods and fewer of them. It requires you to get regular exercise and move every joint of your body daily. To enjoy superb physical health, you must get lots of rest and recreation. Above all, you maintain a positive mental attitude, looking for the good in every situation, and remain determined to be a completely positive person.
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An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband.
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Everyone else is just cocktails.
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My whole goal is to keep my spirit intact. If that doesn't happen, none of this is worth it.
