Esperanza Spalding Quotes
When people say, "Oh, she plays like a dude," it's usually dudes who are the ones saying it. They're saying, "Oh, she's as good as us." Of course, that's a stupid statement.
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President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.
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There comes a time when money doesn't matter.
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My son's a West Point cadet.
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Having a couple really great basics makes it easy to dress well every day.
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Any woman who diets all the time can't help but be grouchy. Nobody can be amusing or entertaining on a diet.
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I didn't record any additional dialogue for this CD, they are excerpts pulled from existing episodes.
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Writing is just very difficult. I'm an adequate performer. And I think I have a special talent as an editor. Editing is what I do best.
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Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.
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I've had a few ditty hits.
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As an entrepreneur, one cannot just work and not say anything.
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Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.
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New York is great for busy creative types. The city has a pulse that races, and you either keep up with it or you leave.
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We gon' be around for a long time.
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Fashion definitely has the power to change the world.
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I have always said to young artists that scholastic training and the studying of art history are crucial to fully developing as an artist.
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Write every day. Make writing a part of your life, but also don't be afraid of learning from others because I think you can. I still try to think of myself as a beginner because that way I can keep on learning.
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It's certainly my honor to be able to, hopefully, change the world a tiny bit, one mind at a time.
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The world should not be exclusive of the ideal body. It has to include all ideals, all bodies.
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Biodiversity can't be maintained by protecting a few species in a zoo, or by preserving greenbelts or national parks. To function properly, nature needs more room than that. It can maintain itself, however, without human expense, without zookeepers, park rangers, foresters or gene banks. All it needs is to be left alone.
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Children are people, and they should have to reach to learn about things, to understand things, just as adults have to reach if they want to grow in mental stature.
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I wanted to be an actor from a young age, but actually becoming one and seen the ugly side of the world does feel different and sometimes unwelcome. There are shallow, vapid, untalented people zombieing the streets of Hollywood, adding decadence and immorality to an already extravagant business.
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The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work.
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I am a forthright defender of the right to bear arms - which is guaranteed not only by the U.S. Constitution, but by the Constitution of Arizona.
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When people say, "Oh, she plays like a dude," it's usually dudes who are the ones saying it. They're saying, "Oh, she's as good as us." Of course, that's a stupid statement.
