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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Afghanistan is a country in need. Afghanistan needs to protect itself in the region; Afghanistan needs to secure itself within the country. Afghanistan needs to develop its forces, and Afghanistan needs to provide stability to the people.
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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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I don't trust doctors. It's not to say there ain't some good ones, but on a general level, no, I wouldn't trust 'em at all.
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I used to say that you'll have 10 IP address on your body... and it looks like that's going to happen through medical monitoring.
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When Geoff Ramsey and Jack Pattillo started 'Achievement Hunter,' we expanded heavily into 'let's play'-style gaming videos and have since expanded with a massive roster of gaming talent and multiple channels dedicated just to gaming videos.
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Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
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Working with animals is always going to be tough because the animal doesn't know it's an actor.
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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.
