Regina Brett Quotes
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What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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I was a big fan of Indiana Jones; then I realized he was kind of a fake hero. The real heroes are the people who work hard and do their stuff right, like firefighters and policemen.
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My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
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I had a very modest upbringing.
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Touring helped me understand where I needed to be better in my music.
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The first aspect of a business that you need to make it work well is money. Once the money aspect is flowing, you can freely work on other aspects.
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We're becoming so much better at destigmatizing all sorts of things, including mental illness in 'Silver Linings.'
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When you become a parent, you really care that you get that right, and you care about nothing else.
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I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Central banks need to be able to buy bonds if there are short-term malfunctions of the markets. But buying bonds without differentiation and without limits would be very problematic.
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Doing a lot of drama earlier in my career and now exploring comedy has been a treat for me, and I've had an absolute blast, and I hope to continue.
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I want to make people laugh.
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I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.
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I am smarter because I stayed in school, and I am a better football player.
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The first thing I do is brush my teeth - we like to start the morning with fresh breath - and put on my pajamas and meander down to the kitchen for a glass of orange juice. No coffee. No caffeine.
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I'm pretty into computers. I used to be a lot more into it when I was younger.
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I think something I've been drawn to about the people I work with is that they seem to be - like me - people who are a little insane, and have to make music. It's not a choice they're making for the sake of vanity - like it's cool to be in a band.
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You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.
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We need to create a level regulatory playing field. It makes no sense for Internet giants like Google, Facebook, and Twitter to be allowed to buy newspapers while a small AM radio station is prohibited from purchasing its local paper.
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I met Eva Ibbotson before I became a writer myself, and was in awe of her then.
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Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
