Laura Nyro Quotes
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I can think of no one that my grandparents knew, that told me stories and that I experienced myself, had any sense of social inferiority growing up in segregated Washington. None whatsoever.
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A fair question could be posed in this fashion: If people are not obeying existing laws, what makes us think they would obey any new laws?
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Obviously, exercise is an important part of my life, and I think taking care of yourself is an important part of every individual's health care.
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I think that, as athletes, sometimes we have the opportunities to make an impact. When it's authentic, I think there's room to share your opinion in an appropriate way.
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Everybody has this sack they're carrying. Some are heavier. Some are lighter. But no one doesn't have it. And if you think someone doesn't have it, they have a bigger one than you imagine.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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I think the gay community, just like anybody, should be represented in all forms and all types.
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The reason I hate publicists is because I think if we got rid of them everything would be on equal footing.
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But I think it is always difficult to have high expectations of yourself or anyone else.
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No genuinely avant-garde artist should ever be on the government dole.
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I still think reading something like 'Ulysses' takes a tremendous investment of time, but it repays all of it with so much interest.
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I think I've paid my dues. I've really put in a lot of time on set.
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I think there are telegrams that may or may not be available, which indicated that I very much had in mind the need to give Europe substantial aid after the war, after Lend-Lease was over.
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My grandmother was always upbeat, a naturally happy person. I think I got that from her.
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I like romantic comedy as a genre, but I think it can get stuck in its ways.
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I've had meetings with Fidel Castro. I've had meetings with Kim Il-Sung. I've had meetings with other dictators. I've met with the Butcher of Beijing. You know, I think it's important to hear, you know, each other's perspective.
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You have to ask yourself if you want to be the kind of actress who's interesting, or the kind of actress who's meant to play the pretty-but-uninteresting wife of a chubby guy on a network sitcom.
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As you get older, you overthink and can talk yourself out of anything. It's good to be a bit reckless and experimental.
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I just think that is so important to keep a strong support system, to keep yourself encouraged.
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Thus, the task is not so much to see what no one yet has seen, but to think what nobody yet has thought about that which everybody sees.
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Usually, the music inspires the lyrics. The lyrics just sort of fall off like a bunch of crumbs from the melody. That's all I want them to be - crumbs. I don't want to work any kind of fabricated message.
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The tragic nuclear accident at Fukushima underscored the urgent need to enhance nuclear safety and the international emergency response framework. I commend the International Atomic Energy Agency for its work.
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I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local politicians, so I would hang out with them on Election Day and hand out buttons. Somehow, even though they were opposite, I loved Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. I thought they were the coolest guys!
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I don't think you should categorize yourself as an artist.
