John Grant Quotes
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When I think of influential females in hip-hop, my mind goes to Foxy Brown, hands down.
Action Bronson -
If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.
Val Kilmer -
To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
La'Porsha Renae -
Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
Frances McDormand -
I might literally fall over dead if I meet Oprah Winfrey. I'm kind of joking, but I'm not confident that wouldn't happen.
Uzo Aduba -
I do not believe in populism. I am not a supporter of radical decisions. Practice has shown that usually these are harmful.
Valentina Matviyenko
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When you're rich you don't write checks.
Randy Moss -
I'm thankful that I have lived long enough to become a legend, and I hope I deserve it.
Ralph Stanley -
A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable.
H. L. Mencken -
Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic equations to calm myself down.
Samantha Bond -
I don't really approach a character as to whether or not it's good or bad. I just approach a character as to where it lives in me.
Zachary Quinto -
Don't get me wrong: I would not say no to an Oscar!
Carice van Houten
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With all of the qualities of the scene-setting, the dialogue, the place and time and the time and place in which your characters move. And I want to move with the characters, move with them and describe the world in which they are living.
Gay Talese -
One of the real worries I had before the first season of 'Treme' aired was that, man, people in New Orleans really hold movie and television shows up to a high standard in how they depict the city.
Wendell Pierce -
What is most important to the history of the world? The Taliban or the collapse of the Soviet empire? Some stirred-up Moslems or the liberation of Central Europe and the end of the Cold War?
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
Doing representations of real people is not my strongpoint as a visual artist, and I know that.
Nate Powell -
We need money. We need hits. Hits bring money, money bring power, power bring fame, fame change the game.
Young Thug -
Art is more engaging that propaganda.
Larry Norman
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What I would say to the young men and women who are beset by hopelessness and doubt is that they should go and see what is being done on the ground to fight poverty, not like going to the zoo but to take action, to open their hearts and their consciences.
Abbe Pierre -
Sometimes, you try something, and it works in terms of success. That doesn't mean you like what is a hit. Sometimes you like the most obscure song on your album.
Jean-Michel Jarre -
I love the power of celebrity because you can give voice to the voiceless.
Q'orianka Kilcher -
The sign on the bar said: 'girls- topless, bottomless', I went inside and there was nobody there!
Jack Roy -
I give away about 50 percent of my income, so my, you know, desire to give back to the country is pretty strong and I intend to give away a lot more. I've signed the giving pledge with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, and I intend to give away the bulk of my money.
David Rubenstein -
I seem to be very attracted to strong female personalities in acting and music.
John Grant