Esperanza Spalding Quotes
There's enough time in the day: If you go to bed at 10 and start your day at 6, there's a lot you can do in a day!

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My daughter is my passion and my life.
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I am a Buddhist.
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Obamacare is going to destroy the elderly by denying care, by even perhaps denying treatment to people who are in catastrophic circumstances.
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My children are magical creatures and I love them to death.
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Anyone who's got a guitar, you like to pick it up. I can play a couple of songs, some '50s rock and roll, a bit of Elvis. That's it, really - I'm not a musician, I'm not a singer.
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I'm fascinated by the way Diane Arbus saw things. She came from this fashion background and then twisted it.
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Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on Earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil.
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Athletes don't like to get up early, but it never bothered me.
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Any personal crisis - you have to use it to get stronger.
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Anyone who creates something new or does something different artistically is going to be singled out.
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Polka dots are fabulous.
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Guys understand a waistline. They understand a silhouette. I dress for men.
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The Oscar buzz when I was nominated was totally overwhelming. I think I can cope with anything now that I've coped with that. It was huge. It makes you realize, coming from a small country like Australia, what an enormous industry it is in America.
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I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods.
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Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.
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If you go away with, you know, a girlfriend, wife, whatever, you have an argument on holiday because you're not used to spending that much time with people.
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The emotional stuff is the biggest challenge, for me to access that. As life passes, you encounter difficulties and tragedies, and so it becomes easier. 'Carnivale' required that of me, and it was really hard.
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I acknowledge the four elements. Water in the North; incense to recognize the air in the East; flowers for the earth in the South; a candle for light from the West. It helps me keep perspective.
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The only way of living in a free society is to feel that you have the right to say and do stuff.
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The other main difference between film and television is that you have the opportunity to flush out a character, over a longer period of time. Whereas with a film, you're confined to two or three hours, or whatever it may be.
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I really didn't even have time to get that many lessons, to be honest, because I was suddenly on the road. I was kind of thrown in the deep end. But that wasn't a bad thing when I look back at it.
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When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way.
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The secret to a long-lasting relationship is perpetually imagining the worst. It's a world view tracing back to my Eastern European ancestry and one I draw upon regularly.
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There's enough time in the day: If you go to bed at 10 and start your day at 6, there's a lot you can do in a day!