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!
Quotes to Explore
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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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I write all my own songs and they are just simple melodies with a lot of lyrics. They usually have to do with current events and what is going on in the news. You can call them topical songs, songs about the news, and then developing into more philosophical songs later.
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Time is change; we measure its passing by how much things alter.
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When my mother first passed away some time ago, I didn't enjoy food anymore. I just ate to live. My mother had always cooked so well that I didn't think I could follow her.
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The passions are the same in every conflict, large or small.
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'… talk should precede, not follow, the issuance of orders.'
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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!
