Laura Nyro Quotes
Give me my freedom for as long as I be All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me And all I ask of dyin' is to go naturally... And when I die, and when I'm gone There'll be one child born, in our world To carry on, to carry on...
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I would like my kids to study well.
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Skin care is so much more important than makeup. Makeup is for when you're having fun and going out. But your skin is forever.
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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I would love to be a role model.
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Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.
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When I decided that I might want to do acting for a living - I don't know where it really came from, since there was no school play or any of that - my mom gave me her blessing. I had to get a scholarship - that was the only way I could have gone to drama school.
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I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
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People perceive games as being for kids, and I think that perception is going to change. Time is going to take care of that. I mean, we've already won. Games have won; it's inevitable.
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A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
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My dad's a Jew, and my mom's a WASP, so that should pretty much say it all. It was a comically dysfunctional family.
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Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.
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I have three brothers, and they'd torture me if I ever told them I liked a boy.
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Old people are scary. And I have to face it. I am old and I am scary.
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Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it.
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I always feel that most people out there who aren't sure if the gym is really for them aren't prepared to pay and find out.
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
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It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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I wrote 'Legends of the Fall' in nine days, but I had been thinking about it for a few years.
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You shouldn't go around the world behaving ruthlessly when you don't have to. Sometimes you do have to. There is only so much pie to go around. If you're going to take more than your fair share of pie, as socialists would look at it, then someone else is not getting his. That means you've got to take it away from them.
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I grew up quick because my family was away a lot, and I took care of my sister. Then in my 20s, I went through my teens, with these 'wild abandon' things.
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Philosophers and theologians have argued for centuries over the morality of targeted assassinations - a technique that the Israelis use with some frequency - without ever reaching anything approaching consensus.
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It was immigration that taught us, it does not matter where you came from, or who your parents were. What counts is who you are.
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Give me my freedom for as long as I be All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me And all I ask of dyin' is to go naturally... And when I die, and when I'm gone There'll be one child born, in our world To carry on, to carry on...
