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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My parents are from Manchester but I was brought up in London, Camden Town.
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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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And as the bullet ripped through his flesh, Ralston was consumed by a single thought: I never told her that I loved her.
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I think new experiences are extremely important. I think it's really important to constantly challenge yourself. Comfort is not a good thing. It's good to take yourself out of your comfort zone and to look for new challenges.
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Women and elephants never forget an injury.
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I don't consider myself a celebrity and I don't consider myself a star.
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Our rules need to keep pace with current technology so that Americans who use hearing aids can easily use phones.
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If a dream is in your heart, you never lose it.
