Nikki Grimes Quotes
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Age is just a number. Unless, that is, you live in Hollywood, where there's this notion that if you haven't hit it big by your 20s, you may as well hit the road.
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We had something very special in the Faces. We were blessed to have the fun we had.
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Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.
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I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided that whatever trip I was on, they were going with me. You're looking at a real daddy.
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I have three boys, so I live in a household full of testosterone.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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I was getting a little bored with my hair. It's kind of a symbolic thing, just getting rid of the past, moving forward. It's amazing what a reaction you get when you cut your hair.
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I know what it feels like to be a victim of domestic violence.
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I'm an academic. I teach at the university, and that's where I will go back to.
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I started writing about New York as soon as I arrived. I was 19. I used to write short stories and send them out.
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Give me an 18-hour day on set or in the theater, and I will be the happiest person alive.
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There's a lot of instant spotlight and pressure when it comes to a Bond song.
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The press called me a billionaire, and my wife came up and said I must be squirreling money away.
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Failure means a stripping away of the inessential.
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I would break a lot of cymbals. You whack the cymbals hard enough, and they will crack in half. Drums are not actually as sturdy as they look. They're actually somewhat fragile instruments.
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With the first 'Hatchet,' I had an epic battle with the ratings board. They kept giving the movie an NC-17. There is absolutely no way that movie should have gotten an NC-17. All the gore in it is so ridiculous and over-the-top that you can't take it seriously.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.
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In order to raise money from somebody, you have to understand who is this person, not to deceive them but to understand them. What would be their motives for contributing money? Why do these people contribute money to some places, but not to others? That's attunement - treating everybody well, but not treating everybody the same.
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I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role.
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Dream, but expect nothing. Desire, but expect nothing. Hope, but expect nothing. Release your need to control and gain real control.
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Trust is a confusing thing. It seems so simple, but when you try to pin it down, it can be so elusive.
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If a dream is in your heart, you never lose it.
