Rozonda Thomas Quotes
I think people kind of know me, although I am pretty private when it comes to my private life.
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I'm ready to stretch my legs. I'm ready to jump in the ring.
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I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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I'm not being offered a constant stream of wonderful parts with wonderful directors that would keep me away from the theatre. When they turn up, I do them.
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I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.
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I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky.
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The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal.
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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The motivation is important for me to act it, but I don't necessarily want the audience to know my motivation.
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The whole fame question is one that is constantly intriguing to me. I think that fame is something that other people create about you. Whether you jump into that or not is up to you – and whether you have the talents for jumping into it or not.
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I think the American people are very smart in understanding our country is very trustworthy with nuclear weapons. We've had them from the beginning. But they have also been critical for keeping the world more at peace than it would have been if it hadn't been for the American nuclear umbrella.
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One of life's fundamental truths states, 'Ask and you shall receive.' As kids we get used to asking for things, but somehow we lose this ability in adulthood. We come up with all sorts of excuses and reasons to avoid any possibility of criticism or rejection.
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The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.
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We have no quarrel with a policy that seeks to support human rights.
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The acting came about because of a girl. I was 19 and met a girl who wanted to go to the premiere drama school in Australia, the National Institute of Dramatic Arts, where Mel Gibson, Cate Blanchett and many others went. She had an audition, and I went with her for moral support - to cheer her on. I did an audition my way, and it kept going.
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I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
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I try to write stories that will attract younger readers and make them feel part of a wider readership. I do not feel able to write books that are about, or even for, teenagers; and I am inclined to be suspicious of books which 'target' them.
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On any measure, Spain's bank rescue has been a disaster. A hundred million euros have been added to the national debt, ten-year bonds are at a record high and the country's credit rating has been downgraded three notches.
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I like to read biographies of authors that I love, like Richard Yates. I also like to see what non-fiction authors are out there. My bible is Something Happened. It's one of the greatest books I've ever read. But if I don't read a Dostoevsky soon I'm going to kill myself.
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I just work with people that I love and respect, that inspire me to be a better person, a better artist.
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That was always what I felt was the beauty of Rock 'n' Roll, it was entertainment and showbiz yet it had the idea of the voice of the people, it had an essence to it which was socially motivated. Not that I want to change to world, you know? But it was sort of relevant to real life, it involved the real essence of poetry or the real essence of fine art. But it was also entertainment. That was the real vitality.
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I think people kind of know me, although I am pretty private when it comes to my private life.
