Ed Bradley Quotes
Aretha Franklin was tough. She turned out to be good, but she was, you know, she was - she's a very - she's a very wonderful, but in some ways, shy woman. You don't think about that when you see how she emotes and performs.
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My parents were self-made people, and they were a team.
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Because I travel so much, I bring my workout clothes and shoes wherever I go. That way I can always do some exercise.
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It's something you dream about, working in Scotland, working in Glasgow, walking down the same streets I used to walk down when I was a drama student, daydreaming about being in an American TV show or doing something that was well known. I guess I sort of pinch myself.
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Carelessness makes me cross. And unkindness.
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Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
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It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.
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I don't have mom issues or dad issues. I think I have found peace about many things in my past. I have forgiven and asked to be forgiven.
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Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing.
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The whole concept of witches was that women were speaking up for themselves and fighting for their rights. The whole concept of witchcraft came into play to hold down women and women's empowerment.
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Cue actor platitude, but I've been very fortunate and worked pretty consistently and have felt rather annoyingly grateful that I got to do what I got to do.
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Truly to sing, that is a different breath.
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My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.
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I was in a music class when I was little, and they discovered I had a talent and could sing. From there, I joined this singing troupe in California, and I would just go sing at festivals in this girl group and perform as much as I could.
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I've got a full life.
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When they see those fourteen lights, they're looking at a miracle. And deep down, they feel that whatever's going to happen, there will be someone there to help them. And that fills them with hope.
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Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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A relative of poison ivy and poison sumac, the cashew contains the same rash-inducing chemicals, known as urushiols, as its kin.
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How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.
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Talking about straws and camels' backs is just one way of approaching things. If you have enough camels, no backs need be broken.
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My best party friend...? Fifi Brown. And Poppy Delevingne. She's so fun and so inclusive - she really is the glue.
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What we want is to establish the rules of a market economy - not to plan its outcome.
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I have always held that social justice, even to the least the lowliest, is impossible of attainment by force.
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I wish Americans thought more like Europeans when it comes to money and work. They take time off, they do what they love. We think work is the most valued commodity. Really the most valued commodity is time.
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Aretha Franklin was tough. She turned out to be good, but she was, you know, she was - she's a very - she's a very wonderful, but in some ways, shy woman. You don't think about that when you see how she emotes and performs.
