Evelyn Glennie Quotes
Before my teen years, I was losing my hearing pretty quickly, and I was getting very, very angry. I was beginning to become an angry person because of that.
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In all the areas within which the spiritual life of humanity is at work, the historical epoch wherein fate has placed us is an epoch of stupendous happenings.
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All kids are selfish. I wanted to do homework and do my thing and call my agent. My mother's needs weren't in my mind at that moment.
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Football matters so much to people, and they get very defensive - or angry.
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Well, I'm a professional.
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Even when folks are hitting you over the head, you can't stop marching. Even when they're turning the hoses on you, you can't stop.
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It doesn't matter if you've been working hard on something for six months. If you realize a track is wack, you have to throw it away. A lot of people can't do that.
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In every country I visit, I am proud to present Jasmine and what we are doing here. I am in no doubt that we will soon be called upon to teach others the model we have been developing for the past decade, for the promotion of women-owned businesses.
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'... You see, you are an optimist and live on hope. I am a pessimist and live on experience.'
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We are not compelled to believe in biological uniformity in order to affirm human freedom and dignity.
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Because of their age - long training in human relations - for that is what feminine intuition really is - women have a special contribution to make to any group enterprise, and I feel it is up to them to contribute the kinds of awareness that few men... have incorporated through their education.
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The lake was always my orienting point when my dad was teaching me how to not get lost. The lake is east, so you'll always know that. It's a weird thing where you can kind of feel where you're at in Chicago, and when I was downtown, I was like, 'Oh, it feels more open over here. That must be east.' It felt like a little secret thing.
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While everyone usually turns up late at Bollywood parties, I always reach these places on time and end up making a fool of myself.
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I fell off stage and bruised some ribs. The worst part was that the audience didn't realize I was gone.
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The RSC changed my career, and 'Coronation Street' changed my life.
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Your art kind of changes as you get older, by nature of the fact that you're hopefully gaining wisdom and you're starting to watch things with a better overview.
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In the hot summer months, popsicles are a perfect way to cool down while enjoying a delicious, fruity treat. Frozen, refreshing, mouth-friendly candy on a stick cannot get any better... or can it?
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I keep in touch with these people who knew me long before I got a record deal.
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Does Greenpeace think it can stop whaling in Antarctica by publicly eating whale meat and declaring it delicious? What are these people thinking?
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Truth is the most bitter to accept, swallow and digest it. The moment you speak truth, you lose your popularity. But I don't care.
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My favourite smell on a man is Lynx and Marc Jacobs.
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One of the biggest things I learned was that it's OK to be nervous and admit that you're having a hard time.
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It seldom happens, however, that a great proprietor is a great improver.
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Before my teen years, I was losing my hearing pretty quickly, and I was getting very, very angry. I was beginning to become an angry person because of that.
