Santi White (Santigold) Quotes
I'm hoping to knock down the walls and broaden the lane a little bit more for music that's pop music at the heart of it.
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If I'm among my boys or people I've grown up with, I can be immature.
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You mustn't upstage the bride.
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One of the problems with defending free speech is you often have to defend people that you find to be outrageous and unpleasant and disgusting.
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Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
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It's my deepest interest as an actor: I love discovering how human beings work, how their flaws reveal themselves - how to learn and grow from that - and how characters teach me things as a woman and as a parent.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well.
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Growing up in Harlem, I had the chance to practice with a Negro League team. At fifteen, I was over six feet tall and a fair athlete, but my skills didn't come close to some of the players I saw.
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In 1990, when I had just arrived in New York City as a wet-behind-the-ears 20-something girl from Arizona, I spent a year or more working as the personal secretary and secret ghostwriter to an American-born countess in her apartment on the Upper East Side.
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I struggled for many, many years following 'Music and Lyrics' - I mean really struggled.
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I don't think of myself as a role model. I do try to live in a compassionate, considerate and positive way. The only advice I can offer is to find what you love to do, find the joy in it, and express yourself through your passion.
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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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A lot of our leadership has become acutely aware of speaking more fairly, of speaking more balanced, of recognizing that hate speech in any form, even if it comes out of emotional anger, is dangerous.
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If the world's leaders are serious about improving collective well-being, we'd better get serious about prioritizing education in our nations and in our global discussion.
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I have a ranch, which is my favorite place in the world.
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Truth be told, ginormous portions have become a pet peeve of mine.
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Even if you are a best-seller you feel insecure because it is all so unpredictable.
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I have some sweets now and then, but I wouldn't say I have a major sweet tooth.
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Now that I've achieved my goal to win the belt, I want to be the best of all times. I want to be remembered as the lightweight with most title defenses.
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I don't like to be labeled, to be anything. I've made the mistake before myself of labeling my music, but it's counter-productive.
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We must develop huge demonstrations, because the world is used to big dramatic affairs. They think in terms of hundreds of thousands and millions and billions... Billions of dollars are appropriated at the twinkling of an eye. Nothing little counts.
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I've gone through long periods of time when there's no work for me. You wait for the next job to come along, and when it does, there's never a consideration about whether you do or don't do something.
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I love meat and vegetables. If I did a diet, I would do Paleo, except they have no cheese, which is very upsetting. I'm going to start my own Chrissy diet that's like Paleo plus cheese. Plus late Saturday night drive-through.
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I'm hoping to knock down the walls and broaden the lane a little bit more for music that's pop music at the heart of it.
