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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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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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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The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.
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Medicine heals doubts as well as diseases.
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The African American community is so under-served in the entertainment industry.
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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
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At the very beginning of my career, when I opened my business in Italy, I was also a ranked tennis player. I had won many tournaments. To be an athlete was my first choice. Second choice: designer. However! There was more money in being a designer at that time.
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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.
