Rachel Johnson Quotes
If there's anything worse than being 16, it's having parents visibly reliving their own teenage years in your anguished presence.
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Metro never really wanted me for anything. I was always the one who happened to be free when their first choice was not.
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For most of my time in Tallahassee, I did a lot of transportation.
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I believe that fate is choices - it's not chance.
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The Afro-American is not a bestial race.
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Every hero becomes a bore at last.
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If a senator calls me up and asks me what should we do in Iraq, I'm happy to talk to him.
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Feeling really safe as an actor is not a great thing because you're not learning or growing.
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More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
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You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do.
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Social media is interesting. It helps me connect with fans. It's immediate. It's a big part of my touring business - getting the word out via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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Venezuela, given its extraordinary educational, cultural, and social developments, and its vast energy and natural resources, is called on to become a revolutionary model for the world.
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Item numbers are not my cup of tea.
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I will always be an actress. I couldn't see myself without acting. But I'd love to direct and keep writing. I don't think one has to be in place of the other.
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You'd never look at a Rembrandt and say, 'That's just wood and canvas and paint - how much?!' It's all about how many people want it. It works on a pair of jeans as well - they're just material and stitching, and as soon as you walk out of the shop, they're worth nothing.
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Although I performed in high school, my first real experience with theater was performing with a student-run organization at Vanderbilt University called The Original Cast where I learned that I loved performing and especially loved theater people.
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We are all born into the world with nothing. Everything we acquire after that is profit.
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You lose the speed before the stamina.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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I can think of no other experience quite like that of being 20 or so pages into a book and realizing that this is the real thing: a book that is going to offer the delicious promise of a riveting story, arresting language and characters that will haunt me for days.
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Fits did not go over well in my house. There was a lot of discipline and obedience and you had to be very ladylike. Ladies didn't curse and I still don't curse in front of my parents.
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Yes, long hours and a hard life for my parents, but for a six to seven year old every new day dawned with fresh excitement when you have not a care in the world, and so much to learn and witness.
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Parents matter, buildings count, curriculum choices, materials, resources - all these things are important in a top-class education. But, in the end, it comes down to the teachers.
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If there's anything worse than being 16, it's having parents visibly reliving their own teenage years in your anguished presence.
