Maya Rudolph Quotes
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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All the time I was writing hit songs with my partner David Porter, I always had the yen to perform. Sure did. And when the opportunity came, I took it. The first album, 'Presenting Isaac Hayes,' didn't do so hot, but it was like a prelude for what was to come.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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I have seen in my life, I have struggled so much. I did not get support from anyone.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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Part of what makes your performances more convincing is that your own image isn't getting in the way. And the more you can keep it like that, the better for your work and your state of mind.
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I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.
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You get more insight as you get older, on everything.
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Making movies, you're like an independent contractor - you come in, you have a specific job, and a lot of what you do is completely manipulated, which is good and bad.
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My old man tried to force on me a notion of what it was to be a 'man.' And it destroyed my dad.
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After a point of time, when you get success and fame, money and everything, the purpose of life has to be redefined. For me, I think that purpose is to build bridges. Artists can do that very easily, more than politicians.
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The whole purpose of life is to make yourself happy.
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There's nothing unclassy about being naked, if it's appropriate.
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I always liked parties. You meet people; you can have fun.
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We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully nor for much longer unless we see it as a whole spaceship and our fate as common. It has to be everybody or nobody.
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Today there are two points where a car manufacturer has interaction with you as an owner of a car. One, you buy the car. Two, you go to the car shop to repair the car.
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I write pretty quickly. Write pretty fast. I was an old press service man. That was part of the necessity of that occupation.
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Yes I did when I was at university 30 years ago, just for a short time.
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For every $10 you reduce the price of the smartphone, 100 million more people will buy them.
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The nature of 'SNL' is that it's so in-the-moment.
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Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace.
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The theme of counterfeits, of those that produce and sell them, has always been part of the culture of M.I.A. When I was contacted by Versace, it seemed a great idea to invert the circle. Versace's designs have always been copied; now it's Versace that copies the copies, so those that copy must copy the copies. So this will continue.
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I love to ride horses, hike in the woods with Juliette and appraise Longhorns.
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I get anxious. That lovely Jewish guilt that comes with ancestry.
