Maysoon Zayid Quotes
I'll go on '60 Minutes,' and whereas other parents would be like, 'You did a great job. I'm so proud of you,' my mother will be like, 'Your hair - it was not nice.'
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You can de-select the songs that you don't want to have on the record, but I hope we always put something out that has a lot of songs that the majority of people will love.
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I said a long time ago that Foursquare can make cities better. You have these augmented realities like Foursquare and Twitter and Facebook that provide these virtual nodes and instant feedback from anywhere, adding annotation around a physical places.
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My dad is extremely successful, so I've seen the money and luxury growing up. I'm nowhere close to his stature.
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I don't think there is much value in trying to use the moon as a base to go to Mars. That's going into one gravity belt and having to get back out of it again. And the moon doesn't have a lot to offer as a resource base.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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The fight against child slavery is the fight against traditional mindset, policy deficit, and lack of accountability and urgency for children across the globe.
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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I am surrounded by great people.
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The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.
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I'm not a Democrat.
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Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
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If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
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As a result, the highly civilized man can endure incomparably more than the savage, whether of moral or physical strain. Being better able to control himself under all circumstances, he has a great advantage over the savage.
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I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.
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Self-doubt is real. Everyone has it. Having confidence and losing confidence is real, too, and everyone has been in that position.
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I would really love to collaborate with Gwen Stefani and M.I.A.; artists that kind of make sense with me vocally. And in terms of style, I'm a very visual artist. I really love Pharell. I love people that really care about drums, and I like beat-heavy.
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People come up and say, 'Hey, I know you!' They're middle-aged women and big burly guys. They say, 'Don't tell anyone, but I watch Felicity, and I think it's great.'
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Everybody has a story... and a scream.
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Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.
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All the Shakespeare parts are for young women, mostly.
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I've been very lucky.
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Sometimes it music in my head is a curse, but it's also a blessing. It is a gift that I am completely grateful for. That's why I keep making music, because I don't want to be ungrateful for the gift.
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I can't go into Oklahoma without thinking about Larry Clark's photography book 'Tulsa.' It's a great book about how life works.
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I'll go on '60 Minutes,' and whereas other parents would be like, 'You did a great job. I'm so proud of you,' my mother will be like, 'Your hair - it was not nice.'
