Rickie Lee Jones Quotes
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I graduated from UC San Diego, wanted to work in film to get my hands-on real experience, did music videos, TV, feature films, all kinds of stuff.
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I have to think about how to not spread myself too thin. It's a really great problem to have.
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Rioting is a childish way of trying to be a man, but it takes time to rise out of the hell of hatred and frustration and accept that to be a man you don't have to riot.
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I used to run away from school to my village. But later, I went to the U.S. for studies and lost touch.
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The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.
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If you don't vote, you don't count.
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The good books stick around for a reason. There is a reason that we come back to them and they are so rewarding.
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I asked my mother could I have an instrument. She said, 'Well if you go out and save your money.' So I went and got - I made me a shine box. I went out and started shining shoes, and I'd bring whatever I made.
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There were periods of my life when a lot of people didn't believe in me. I still had faith in myself. I really had to ask myself life questions. Where do I see myself in five years? Create a ladder for yourself, and walk up the steps. Climb that ladder.
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If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.
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Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
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Having children is what a woman is born for, really.
Nastassja Kinski
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Head coaching options are limited.
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I wish I'd started having kids sooner so I could have had a few more.
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Liberty is to be subserved, whatever occurs.
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One thing I do understand is that people get scared when I start thinking out loud.
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Terrorism takes us back to ages we thought were long gone if we allow it a free hand to corrupt democratic societies and destroy the basic rules of international life.
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I really enjoy navigating the business aspect of having a band, and there is a great amount of instinct. You don't wanna work with people who make you feel weird, even if they're super qualified.
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Louis Armstrong is quite simply the most important person in American music. He is to 20th century music (I did not say jazz) what Einstein is to physics.
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People are not stupid.
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Chicago is a world-class culinary center. We need to guard that reputation and status.
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The majority of Afghans do not see the Americans as foreign occupiers who must be defeated. Instead, they are hungry for the Americans to step up and help them make their country safer, their government cleaner and their economy stronger. They are disappointed because the international community has done too little, not too much.
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I've never been big into self-promotion. It's awkward for me. Just seeing my name on a T-shirt freaks me out.
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I didn't have any great job prospects.
