Jhene Aiko (Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo) Quotes
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I didn't even know I could sing or write songs. I didn't have that education. But people shouldn't think they can look down on someone like me, because I've had the same success as others, sold the same amount of records, if not more. They shouldn't think that because I'm just from 'The X Factor,' I'm not credible or respected as much.
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The entertainment industry is vast and is a reflection of the society we live in.
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There is no substitute for jamming and getting to know each other on the road.
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There is more to life than increasing its speed.
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I like movies in particular, on video or T.V. I have lots of old favorites, like Danny Kaye in 'The Court Jester' or 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' or James Stewart in 'Winchester '73.' But I also like a lot of modern films.
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If I was to go to sleep before midnight, I would feel weird about myself, like I wasted a day. My most productive hours are between midnight and five.
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Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.
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The kind of in-depth investigative journalism we practice at 'Frontline' is thoughtful, rigorous, and time-intensive. It requires us to constantly seek untold stories and to give our producers and reporters the time and resources to dig into them deeply.
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Living through the heat in Louisiana was awful.
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I think it's nice for women to try to be sexy for their man.
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I believe in 'soulmates,' especially growing up and seeing how much my parents loved each other. They always said that they had been married in past lives, too.
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We were equals once when we lay new-born babes on our nurse's knees. We will be equal again when they tie up our jaws for the last sleep.
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In general, I think I'm quick to worry about disasters of all kinds.
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I'm not working now, so I'm sort of facing the unknown.
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This coupling together of science with international peace, is, I think, particularly significant.
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I couldn't help but be impressed by the magnitude of the earthquake.
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Lots of TV shows say that they are like doing a movie every week, but 'JAG' truly was a huge show. Lots of once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, like being launched off an aircraft carrier and being welcomed by military bases all over California.
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And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.
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What I saw when I was a child was my father who was a pilot, and because of circumstances was thrown into the political system, and all I saw when was small after my grandmother died was my father in constant - constant combat with the system in India, and then I saw him die, actually.
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With people increasingly faced with turmoil, uncertainty and crisis, I wanted to create music that uplifts the listener and offers a sense of hope to prevail.
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I never felt popular as a child and never had best friends.
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I went on to write my graduate thesis on the "Montgomery Story" comic book itself. It was the first long-form history that was ever written about it. And it's how I found out Martin Luther King actually helped edit "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story."
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What you create for you, no one can take from you.
