Jodi Benson Quotes
I grew up with 'Cinderella.' So that was my go-to Disney film, definitely. It was princess-related, and coming from a smaller area in Illinois and wanting to do something greater than myself in Broadway, that was a film that I could really relate to.
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
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There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.
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Some of the furor that surrounded a Harry Potter publication was fun.
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Questions that require answers are what keep readers going - and the place to start raising those questions is with your very first sentence.
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When you're starting up a show, you don't really know what direction it's going to go.
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The best time to release a film is on a festive date like Divali or Eid, or at a time when there are no big films three to four weeks before or after.
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Yes, I would agree that America, just like Spain was in the 17th Century, is the main empire of the world and they are the ones who, on the surface, are the most pushy: pushing their language, pushing their culture - or what there is of it - pushing by force their system on others.
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'The Voice' was the first real job I've ever had that wasn't just messing around with music.
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I've never been jealous. I've never had to be.
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I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.
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I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
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Before I do a stunt, I have to make sure it is safe.
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I'm a huge Wong Kar-Wai fan.
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I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?
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If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.
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It is important to understand how leaders have adapted and thought about war and warfare across their careers. 'The Autobiography of General Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs of the Civil War' is perhaps the best war memoir ever written.
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
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It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.
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As humans embrace new forms of social media to keep connected with friends and colleagues, our robots are becoming increasingly sociable.
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I've been able to work with some incredible voice talent, most of whom I grew up hearing in my favorite cartoons.
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Without a function, we cease to be. So, I will write till I die.
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The major religions, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, they deny somehow that God has a feminine face. However, if you go to the holy texts, you see there is this feminine presence.
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Women have always been my best friends.
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I grew up with 'Cinderella.' So that was my go-to Disney film, definitely. It was princess-related, and coming from a smaller area in Illinois and wanting to do something greater than myself in Broadway, that was a film that I could really relate to.
