Abigail Washburn Quotes
My parents played the radio, but music was never an obsession or something that I thought I could call a career.
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North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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Maybe one day music will just be music, and there won't be these categories; it'll just be different shades of music.
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Relinquishing apparent national sovereignty does not have to entail a loss of national sovereignty, but can actually be a benefit.
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The vampires in the 'VAMPS' series judge each other as harshly as they judge humans, and basically, vampires don't get along very well. So you've got a culture that's from cradle to grave like the worst high school you've ever been in.
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I have never been asked to be in a movie musical. Other than 'Yentl,' which I didn't sing in.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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We didn't rehearse or play the songs to death before we recorded them, and that let us catch a freshness and energy level we've never really felt while making records.
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It's never been seen that a street artist go as far as I've gone - keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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I'd love to make a thriller.
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I think we in the Alpha Band, which was a strange group anyway, weren't dealing with any of these issues. They sneaked up on us and took us over, before we know what was going on.
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I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.
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I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.
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People seem to need a likable protagonist more than ever.
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I've always wanted to do my best to make sure it's clear that I want to keep the focus on my music.
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Life in a Chinese village is much more organised because the Chinese Communist Party has a presence even in the remotest Chinese village - a presence of the kind that no governmental or non-governmental organisation has in Indian villages.
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To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn't hurt.
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Controversies are part and parcel of making a big film.
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I ran through most of college and ran through most of grad school. When I was writing my dissertation for my Ph.D., it was literally the only hour of the day that I wasn't working. It was nine months of torture, but I made sure I got out to run.
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I have faith in faith. God is there, whether we have faith or not, so why not have faith in him?
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If the baby is sick, you won't find me showing up to play my gigs. If I have a contract, there is going to be a clause in that contract saying that if the baby is sick I will not appear.
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Whenever I approach any character, I try to find examples to draw upon.
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My parents played the radio, but music was never an obsession or something that I thought I could call a career.
