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.Esperanza Spalding
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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.
Karen Mills -
There comes a time when money doesn't matter.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -
My son's a West Point cadet.
Victor Mitchell -
Having a couple really great basics makes it easy to dress well every day.
Cameron Russell -
Any woman who diets all the time can't help but be grouchy. Nobody can be amusing or entertaining on a diet.
Zsa Zsa Gabor -
I didn't record any additional dialogue for this CD, they are excerpts pulled from existing episodes.
Tara Strong
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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.
Ira Glass -
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.
Gary Oldman -
I've had a few ditty hits.
Carlene Carter -
As an entrepreneur, one cannot just work and not say anything.
Wang Shi -
Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.
Rainer Maria Rilke -
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.
Raina Telgemeier
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We gon' be around for a long time.
Quavo Migos -
Fashion definitely has the power to change the world.
Abbey Clancy -
I have always said to young artists that scholastic training and the studying of art history are crucial to fully developing as an artist.
LeRoy Neiman -
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.
Kimberly Willis Holt -
It's certainly my honor to be able to, hopefully, change the world a tiny bit, one mind at a time.
Jodi Picoult -
The world should not be exclusive of the ideal body. It has to include all ideals, all bodies.
Emily Ratajkowski
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We are afraid of the enormity of the possible.
Emil Cioran -
We have to take our democracy back. We cannot leave it to Facebook or Snapchat or anyone else. We have to take democracy back and renew it. Society is about people and not about technology.
Margrethe Vestager -
People need trouble - a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don't mean you need to live in a rat hole or gutter, but you have to learn fortitude, endurance. Only vegetables are happy.
William Faulkner -
During the songs, you transcend yourself. The best way to be in the performance is to be without pause and be essentially in the moment, in that moment of expression.
Florence Welch Florence and the Machine -
O human beauty, what a dream art thou, that we should cast our life and hopes away on thee!
Barry Cornwall -
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.
Esperanza Spalding