Umar Quotes
Do not be deceived by a man's eloquence; rather whoever fulfils trusts and refrains from impugning people's honour is a real man.
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Understated jewellery is not for me. It's too itsy-bitsy. My husband is lucky, as I've never had a yen for real jewels.
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When I was in the running for the role of Elphaba, I knew it was important to research and study as much background information as I could, so I got my head stuck into 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire, and I believe I lost many days, weeks, and months reading it - I was captivated!
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Twenty million more have Chronic Kidney Disease, where patients experience a gradual deterioration of kidney function, the end result of which is kidney failure.
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I'm associated with gospel music in the minds of millions of people.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
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I'm totally fine with people criticizing me in shows... people like this show, or don't; you're entitled to your opinion. But when people are criticizing you as a person, I have to say it's a little bit different.
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You can't be preachy - kids are allergic to messages.
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We're all interconnected. For example, a simple lack of fresh water can lead to population dislocation, which can lead to political radicalization, which can lead to great pressure on the states that receive refugees because of a migrating population.
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I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it.
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I can't say that winning the Pen/Faulkner was a dream come true because I would never have dared to dream it.
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I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.
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When you have put all your faith in man and continue to be disappointed, don't you hope there is something out of there that is not of human element?
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My style is very simple, but I love Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson and Kate Middleton.
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I will do as I usually do. Tomorrow is going to be a day like any other day.
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Even Karaoke needs higher standards than I can reach, so I have gone great lengths to avoid being bullied into it.
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People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.
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I don't mean to criticize anyone in any way that I wouldn't criticize myself. I think people should have fun, and have a good time, and enjoy the luck that we have to be lazy and dwell in consumerism. But I think that it's a balance. And our job as actors is empathy.
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Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
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And Donald Trump? That man literally has people shouting the n word at his rallies and he doesn't address it, which is astounding to me. He's a terrible person.
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The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human.
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Language is wild - you can't fence it or tell it what to do - and it's the same with people. Even under the worst excesses of Stalinism or consumerism, the human spirit will still express itself.
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Do not be deceived by a man's eloquence; rather whoever fulfils trusts and refrains from impugning people's honour is a real man.
