Laura Nyro Quotes
She said'I'm young enoughI'm old enoughIn the city machineWhere industriesFill the fish full of mercury'
Quotes to Explore
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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I'm probably less volatile and tempestuous than a lot of Aries, but I think I'm probably quite loud and outgoing and passionate. Maybe a bit difficult or stubborn.
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I'm not a control freak.
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What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.
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I will tell you with 100 percent confidence, Jon Jones is not deep in my head. The fact he actually thinks that, it makes me smile every day.
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A big thing that gets people in trouble in the kitchen is not reading the recipe from start to finish before you cook it. Before you start anything, read through the entire recipe once.
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Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.
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A lot happens in 20 years.
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I'm not a performer who will come on stage and tell you everything about my life. It's just not who I am.
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I think lots of ideas are sometimes in our heads without us quite, you know, knowing it.
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An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it.
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I choose to focus on the positive.
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The other thing about FEMA, my understanding is that it was supposed to move into the Department of Homeland Security... and be what it was, but also having a lot of lateral communication with all those others involved in that issue of homeland security.
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The Dalai Lama can claim the sanction of the Buddha, who is said to have altered his teachings in order to reach a diverse audience.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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My upbringing was completely liberal from the start. In fact, I didn't even have a Muslim identity.
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Any chance to get out and play live for some people and get out of the studio is nice.
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I always give RZA that support as far as saying he brought Wu-Tang to the table. It was his philosophy. He picked certain dudes to be part of this group, and he said, 'This is what it's going to be called.'
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Flannery O'Connor was a revelation for me. When I read her, I was very young, and I didn't understand what she was doing. I didn't see any of the Catholicism or any of the social stuff.
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For my entire career, I have worked to bring electronic inventions to healthcare markets where there is a critical and urgent need.
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These are all elements, but the main thing we can do in the Middle East is encourage the reformist elements.
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In day-to-day life, our brain sends lots of signals. In acting, there are no signals. You have to believe in what you are trying to portray.
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The very first role I ever played was as a 17-year old South African girl who dreamed of being a star and left home to meet her mother in the big city so that she could pursue that dream. I left South Africa and met my mother in Vancouver and not long after that was given the opportunity to perform on the stage and have people chant my name.
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She said'I'm young enoughI'm old enoughIn the city machineWhere industriesFill the fish full of mercury'
