Esperanza Spalding Quotes
What I'm identifying with is the vision or the idea - whatever was the little nugget that started it.
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I always knew when I graduated from high school, I'd go to college. I never thought about what I was walking away from... I just wanted to study literature and writing.
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I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.
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It's really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal.
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And we will accept the creation of the Iberian Federation of a socialist republic which will give each region the right to construct its life in accordance with its economic possibilities and political preponderance.
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You think you would react one way when a situation develops and, and when the sharp shells are flying, you don't quite stand up like you think you might.
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It's true: a lot of sportspeople really struggle to find something to do when they finish. It tips them into all sorts of strange things. With ex-footballers, it's really scary. I think 70% of them get divorced within five years. It's hard. You go from being really famous to not that famous. Your salary drops through the floor.
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Roma come before everything else.
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I think all actors have a similar deal. You want some people who understand. Although it looks great - and is great - there are also shoddy moments when you feel really rotten, and when it's going well, you're not allowed to complain.
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There are a lot of things that people go through, and maybe they don't know how to get through it, and maybe you do, and if you have some sort of knowledge or power, share with the world.
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I came from a strong jazz/ singer-songwriter/folk influence, but in L.A., I learned how to have a balance between all these genres and R&B music and hip-hop, mixing them all together.
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A relative of poison ivy and poison sumac, the cashew contains the same rash-inducing chemicals, known as urushiols, as its kin.
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Every crowd has a silver lining.
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I didn't realize that everyone was so attracted to my hair. I thought, well what about my music?
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Everybody respects the Vietnam Veterans of America.
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The novel is the highest form of human expression so far attained. Why? Because it is so incapable of the absolute.
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In an ideal world, we would charge people a $10,000 success fee when they get married or a $5,000 success fee if they enter into a relationship with someone. Unfortunately, that's a little bit hard to track, although someday maybe we'll get around to that.
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I'm going to be as sincere as I can in delivering the message I think is right. If people agree, great, and if they don't, I did my best.
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There is no death, each of us knows - it's banal to say. I'll leave it to others to explain.
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I would never share my daughter's wardrobe. Every five years you have to go through your wardrobe and say, 'This is possible, this is not possible.' But you have to be happy with yourself.
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Collaboration is a key part of the success of any organization, executed through a clearly defined vision and mission and based on transparency and constant communication.
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The idea is to improve somebody's day. That's how I've always viewed my job. I'm a distraction therapist. I make people's problems go away for just a little bit.
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It really is a blessing when two people who are so full of dignity and kindness and really live to make the world a better place get together.
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What I'm identifying with is the vision or the idea - whatever was the little nugget that started it.
