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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I can flip my tongue over. Only one in 10,000 people can. I learned that at Ripley's Believe It or Not!
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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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The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
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I remember listening to Miles Davis in the car with my dad. I had just done my Grade 5 piano exam, and I was quite cocky. I said, 'It sounds like he's played the wrong note there.' I remember the look of horror on my dad's face, and thinking, 'Wow, I have to figure out why that is not acceptable.'
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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 wasn't even popular at school.
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If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like the bottom line or attendance or standardized test scores, you are sadly, sadly mistaken. It underpins everything.
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I am deeply saddened to hear the news of Dan's passing. He was a dear friend for many years. Dan & his music will live on in the great songs he shared with us all. My sincere condolences go out to Catherine and the entire Peek family. May he rest in peace.
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One of the chief features of incompetence was an inability to see it in oneself.
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My whole goal is to keep my spirit intact. If that doesn't happen, none of this is worth it.
