Nia Long Quotes
Try to find fellowship... And try to find sisterhood... And try to find that village that can help you support your journey and your kids and your experiences. Never lose a sense of yourself throughout the process, and still pursue your dreams as a mom.
Quotes to Explore
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Be a good-looking corpse. Leave a good-looking tattoo.
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Look for inspiration in books, magazines, and even other people's homes - then be brave and take a chance with a room in your home.
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Of course it's fantastic to have bands formed in garages, but there is a market for other types of music.
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The smorgasbord of images now presented to us is getting bloodier. They're becoming more frequent - almost hourly.
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A lie to me is a dream that might come true.
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Sleep after toil, port after stormy seas, Ease after war, death after life does greatly please.
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We see the moon, don't we? So it's our eye. Animals see us, don't they? So we're their animals.
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There are things I can accomplish in the studio via manipulation on the computer or some kind of effect that are nearly impossible to do live. On the flip side, there are some things that happen live that can't be pulled off in the studio.
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As a child, I was always drawn to heroic characters. I decided I wanted to act when I realised that Superman and all those gangsters and Indians were just real people in costume.
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I grew up as a Southern Baptist with strict adherence to the Bible, which I read as a youngster.
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What do you want me to do, rob a bank?
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I'm never happier than when I'm not working. The strip is a job - that's why I take money for it. It's a job I'm passionate about, but it's a job I totally leave in the studio when I walk out of here, unless I'm late and I have to work at home. I never think of the strip unless I'm compelled to.
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Every so often, we - women in film and TV - get annoyed and frustrated. We kick up a fuss and make some gains. But then we become complacent, and things slide backwards again until the next generation comes up and gets frustrated again.
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I don't think God cares what you put in your body or on your body.
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Much of the aid we first gave to Russia we took away from what we promised Britain. So in a sense, Britain participated in a very real way in the recovery of Russia.
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Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.
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I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was a huge Extreme fan. Somewhere down the road, Extreme made its statement.
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When I started doing standup when I was 17, I was talking about being Indian and specifically ethnic jokes. Straightforward stuff that was fairly ignorant that I knew would get the laugh. It wasn't flipping stereotypes; it was using them.
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I've got many different voices - I have a Southern girl, an Irish girl. I have a gibberish language that you'd have to decipher. I guess I try to never take myself too seriously.
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Sincerity: willingness to spend one's own money.
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Virtue is the desire of things honourable and the power of attaining them.
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I try to do everything from the viewpoint of what's best for my kids. I have three kids and two great dads and it's not always easy, but you have to try to be a little selfless and we manage just fine.
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When I dress up for events, I prefer Marc Jacobs and Dior. But I dream about wearing Chanel one day.
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Try to find fellowship... And try to find sisterhood... And try to find that village that can help you support your journey and your kids and your experiences. Never lose a sense of yourself throughout the process, and still pursue your dreams as a mom.
