Queen Rania of Jordan Quotes
My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
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I'm ready to stretch my legs. I'm ready to jump in the ring.
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My favorite thing to do is to wind those guys up by hitting on their girlfriends. I say, 'I think your girlfriend's gorgeous, but it's all right, I'm gay.' They get very nervous after a few minutes!
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I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.
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As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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For me, it's actually really hard to write about my real experience. Like to do a Taylor Swift. You know what I mean? It's so brave to actually write about things that happened and things you wanna get off your chest, but I'm not really there yet.
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Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.
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I did try fillers once. Don't ever have fillers because when your cheekbones are high, it's chipmunk time.
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Personally I had the opportunity to go on several ride alongs with the LA County Sheriff's Department with some amazing detectives, who were invaluable to me.
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I don't think I could ever give up music. It's what makes me tick. If there was no music, there would be no writing.
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I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.
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The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.
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I'm not a politician, I'm not an ideologue, I'm not an organizer anymore. I'm a human being sharing ideas, and those ideas have to feel fresh and from my heart and my head, and I have to feel it. You can't force that feeling.
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In the finance world, we used to spend all of our time looking backwards, reporting on what happened. Can I book it? What are the numbers? Now it's about looking into the future. It's about planning and integration. The role of finance is now that of a partner in the business.
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Writing is all about the preservation of your own voice. So if you give that voice away by guessing what you think and you think and you think as you go, you’ll have less to say and then it’ll go away completely!
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If I have anything to offer as an actor, it's only my ability to make the person real.
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Money's never an issue. I can go and work for a small studio theatre somewhere if it's a play I really care about, or do TV or a big commercial West End show.
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I was always amazed when people were kind to us.
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People need to treat animals like they would treat a kid. You have to take care of it, make sure they are happy and they have anything they need. If you don’t have the time, then you don’t need an animal. … I want people to be aware of what is around them. Just because they don’t want to deal with it, doesn’t mean they can shut it out.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
