Nigel Lythgoe Quotes
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
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I started at the top and worked my way down.
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Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent.
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I went to a very progressive elementary school where I was heavily educated in civil rights. I remember learning about Harvey Milk when I was in sixth or seventh grade and being so inspired.
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When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling.
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In a summer marked by instability in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, I know the world also took notice of the small American city of Ferguson, Missouri - where a young man was killed, and a community was divided. So yes, we have our own racial and ethnic tensions.
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I hated school because I liked to daydream and the system tried to stop me from that.
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When I did 'The Cell' - no matter what you think of that movie, because I have my opinions of it too - it was, you know, I still have nightmares from the research that I did. Not from playing the part, just from the research.
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And when did mere preaching do any good? Put something in the place of these things. Fill the vacuum of the mind.
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Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences in the degree with which this developed are infinite.
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You have to fight for your health and stay on top of it. Our bodies are meant to be healthy.
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Sometimes I'm more stubborn than I am smart.
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I know that I've played a lot of comedic roles. It's a visual medium. When you get one role, you start to get cast in that role for awhile because that's what people have seen you do, and have hopefully seen you do it successfully.
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I am very career minded, and I think my personality is more suited to America. I am a working mother.
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Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.
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The Spirit of the Holy Ghost is the teacher in the temple. He teaches principles of eternal significance. It is during these instructions that we see the relationship between the earthly and the eternal. We must remember that the Spirit teaches only those who are teachable.
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We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.
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I beg you, don't use the verb, 'discover', I hate it. What does it mean, that I didn't exist before?
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If you don't mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.
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It is our hope that the AP program can serve as an anchor for increasing rigor in our schools. Rigor can be maintained while increasing student participation.
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Ah, I often think it's wi' th' old folks as it is wi' the babies; they're satisfied wi' looking, no matter what they're looking at. It's God Almighty's way o' quietening 'em, I reckon, afore they go to sleep.
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I had a very brilliant father who was not only intellectual, but was street-smart and very curious to boot. The day I found out that he didn't know everything, I grew up. It was a shock. I just thought that the man was the end-all of everything, and he knew the answer to everything. Then I found out I'd have to find out my own answers.
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I believe that my parents did wonderful things for us.
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In my day everything wasn't so PC.
