Suzy Amis (Susan Elizabeth Amis Cameron) Quotes
I really don't think I ever thought I could be a model. I was shorter than all of the models around and certainly rounder than anybody that I had ever seen in a magazine.
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Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.
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Perhaps because my relationship with my father went through such a long, bumpy time, it's been very important for me to work to try to keep lines of communication open between my sons and myself to try to avoid my father's mistakes. At least if you're making mistakes, make different mistakes.
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Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.
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In the day-to-day, farm work is stress relief for me. At the end of the day, I love having this other career - my anti-job - that keeps me in shape and gives me control over a vegetal domain.
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I was tested against the best.
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For very long, I wasn't able to find a place for myself in movies. After my initial success, I didn't know how to capitalise on it.
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I will not get very far with this attitude.
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When I die, I hope they don't cremate me 'cuz I'll burn forever.
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Mentorship is really important. I really like to talk to people who have been in the music industry much longer than me about artists' block, things I'm struggling with, or the music business. It's really important for artists to have a community. Sometimes you can feel quite isolated.
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I will not promote other people's songs big time. I will just mention that I produced the song to get the credit I think I deserve.
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Democracy means that people can say what they want to. All the people. It means that they can vote as they wish. All the people. It means that they can worship God in any way they feel right, and that includes Christians and Jews and voodoo doctors as well.
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I used to be a Democrat, now I'm basically a Republican.
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There's only so much you can do until you get on set and see the aesthetics of what you're dealing with. Then you see what the other players are giving to you. It's all about the transfer of energy between different actors.
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For 'Chapters', I decided to let go of my insecurities, found myself some talented R&B producers, and worked with them.
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I have to believe there's redemption in the darkest of circumstances; otherwise it's too bleak for me.
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Be an individual. I mean, obviously it's hard for a brand, for a corporation, to have a huge following.
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Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.
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Most people say, 'Well, Earl, you sing the blues,' or however they want to categorize it. I just sing songs.
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Judge Roberts has assured me personally that he has a healthy respect for precedent and the hard-won rights of Americans.
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It's hard to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer - people who get it don't live long enough.
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To be a good model, I'd need a lot more confidence... and more confidence to be more bare.
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I think people feel like there are all these things in our lives that we don't really have control over.
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My parents were children during the Great Depression of the 1930s, and it scarred them. Especially my father, who saw destitution in his Brooklyn, New York neighborhood; adults standing in so called 'bread lines,' children begging in the streets.
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I really don't think I ever thought I could be a model. I was shorter than all of the models around and certainly rounder than anybody that I had ever seen in a magazine.
