John Lubbock Quotes
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The kids can see that there are more parts to me than just being their mom; I wear a couple of different hats and have other roles to play.
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Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.
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I tend to wear all black. I like feeling sexy, feminine, effortless, and real.
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At night, I love dressing up. I love putting on an outfit.
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One person I've always wanted to work with who would be an amazing guest star would be James Earl Jones.
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Actually, when I was in elementary school, I saw a saxophone. A band came to my school, and I saw this guy get up and play this solo. And I said, 'Oh man, what is that! That must be fantastic!'
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America needs to rethink how we distribute our foreign aid around the world.
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There's a latter-day notion that artsy hippie types in the 1960s disdained the space program. Not in my experience they didn't. We watched, transfixed with reverence, not even making rude remarks about President Nixon during his phone call to the astronauts.
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With my ministry of light, part of what I do is work on the California Alliance For Arts Education.
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The special relationship between twins is that, if there's anyone else in the world that's going to get or be the confidant that you need, it's an identical twin.
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I was around nine when a babysitter snuck 'Who's Next' onto the turntable. The parents were gone. The windows shook. The shelves were rattling. Rock & roll. That began an exploration into music that had soul, rebellion, aggression, affection.
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People don't always do what they say they're going to do.
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My faith isn't very churchy, it's a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death.
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I've never taken myself too seriously.
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Pineapple reduces swelling.
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I like to carry a concealer palette that has a green, a yellow, and a tan color. I like to carry the green one because when I have a pimple, it's good to use that to contrast the red. Then you put the yellow over it, and it helps it disappear.
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I always root for the defense.
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Fishing ... is a sport invented by insects and you are the bait.
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In the wake of the events of 11 September 2001, it now seems clear that the shock of the attacks was exploited in America.
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What I get on a yoga mat, and from a yoga teacher, has been more beneficial onstage than any other workshop I've ever done. And it starts with that breath; it starts with getting out of my head and really just slowing the system down and being in a true present moment with each and every breath. That then allows me to be a more balanced and focused individual onstage.
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Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.
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When I was a teenager, black pride became newly popular again. Suddenly a lot of black people were wearing the fake kente cloth and red black and green and Bob Marley. That was sort of my window into finding my own identity as a black person.
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Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.
