John Donne Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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After having children, life becomes about living beyond yourself; about being bigger and better.
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You know, I don't really understand a suburban environment. I want to be out in the woods, I want to be where it's wild, I want to wake up and hear birds, I want to walk outside and see a gaggle of turkeys bouncing across my lawn - I want to be someplace like that - or I want to be right in the middle of an urban environment.
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I'm showing the younger generation your career doesn't have to be over when you're 16-years-old.
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I had my first concert in front of 80,000 people at the International Soca Monarch Finals.
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The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world.
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Fashion is supposed to be light and not try too hard.
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We think that democracy can change a lot of things, but we're being fooled, because democracy is not the election. We've been taught that democracy is having elections. And it isn't. Elections are the most horrendous aspect of democracy. It's the most mundane, trivial, disappointing, dirty aspect.
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Yet through history gays have always dominated religious life and churches.
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I'm not good at accepting help.
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Really it was the first time in my life that I recognised that acting is, I'm just going to say it, I am an artist, I have to do this, I have to do this.
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Delhi is full of energy. It is special to me because I have shot my first film here, and it is closer to my home town Chandigarh. I love the food, the vibe, and the people here.
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If you're doing the same job every day, there's room for error.
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I've seen it again and again in my consulting: Most teams are too large to be innovative, despite their leaders' best intentions.
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I'm always gonna have the darker edgy music; it is always in my pocket because it comes so naturally to me.
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I use egg whites and an olive oil-based hair mask that deep-conditions the hair and adds incredible shine.
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I grew up with music very much in my life. I achieved success by combining my training as an accountant with my family upbringing and love of music.
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The rules of drama are very much separate from the properties of life. I think that's especially true of Shakespeare.
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When the Hollywood thing happened, I thought at some point I'd get to the front of the queue: 'Yes, hello, I'd like to play that role.' But you don't. You just join a different queue.
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What is true for you is what you have observed yourself. And when you lose that, you have lost everything.
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When I was 12 and met my real father for the first time, I was terrified I would lose the one I already had.
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I used to take musical instruments home from elementary school. There were some music teachers there - we all learned instruments. A lot of us got started in public schools. Charlie Parker and Bud Powell, for example. But now there are no more music teachers in public elementary schools. It's like (Senator) Moynihan said, 'benign neglect.' Just let it rot and fester.
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In the end, I think musicians know that getting up in the morning and making music you love doesn't necessarily mean that you deserve billions of dollars or worship from anybody.
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Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.
