Imelda May Quotes
I was from a tough neighborhood, and we didn't have a lot of money, but my dad worked hard, and my mom is good at budgeting things. That made me appreciate things.
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I think there's something very dark in the South African psyche. I think we live a lot of the time in a state of a very low-grade civil war; the levels of violence in South Africa are extremely high. In a way, the civil war that never happened is being played out in a covert way, so we live with a lot of very ugly things.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.
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3D prefers you to use wider lenses because when things are out of focus, and yet it's in 3D, it bothers you.
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Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.
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We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
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I've had my run in with trouble. Fortunately, you know, one slap on the hand is usually the last time for me... I learned my lesson.
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Children should neither be seen or heard from - ever again.
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I don't follow anything blindly. I have to know the entire thing, if I have to get in to it. It might sound funny to you, but it's like using English language. I use an English word only when I know its meaning and understand its connotation. You won't hear me say, 'What's up, dude' or anything like that just for the heck of it.
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When you're a teenage girl, a lot of being pretty has to do with your hair.
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Film is my hobby, so I will work well through the night to develop films, whatever film I'm doing or dream projects I have.
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I've met the Dalai Lama briefly, but I would probably say my grandfather was the wisest person I ever met. He was my mother's father, an Indian, a family doctor, and very unlike me in that he was deeply religious.
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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I like making movies that people feel inspired by, a film that they will think about a few days after seeing it, and not entertainment that is completely forgettable the moment you walk out of the theater.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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Given an opportunity, Modi has violated the freedom of press both in letter and spirit. He destroys freedom of the press whenever he gets a chance.
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I do not connect fashion to elegance. Elegance is in the wilderness, and fashion is in the domestic.
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I've written fiction for as long as I can remember; it's always been my preferred form of play.
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I got even with all the bad management I had by being a good manager.
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I started acting when I was 5 years old. And I was pretty well known for a while. Your self-esteem and your identity start to become wrapped up in that celebrity, and when that starts to fade away, your self-esteem and your identity start to fade away with it.
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I like myself a lot more than I used to. I had a very difficult time in my twenties especially. It was hard for me to look in the mirror and find something that I liked about myself.
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Bleeding Ponytail: An elderly sold out baby boomer who pines for hippie or pre-sellout days.
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I know myself pretty well, and I know what I'm good at, but I also recognize when others may be better and so support and empower that.
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I was from a tough neighborhood, and we didn't have a lot of money, but my dad worked hard, and my mom is good at budgeting things. That made me appreciate things.
