La'Porsha Renae Quotes
People say a lot of hurtful things, but in a way, the abuse that I endured from my husband prepared me for that. The things I had been told and drilled into my head from him were worse than what anybody could say to me.
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There is a role and function for beauty in our time.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions.
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To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
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I don't want to mess with my face. So I'm becoming fluent in French so I can go to France and make French films when I'm 60.
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Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also.
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The cultural expectation should be if there's infidelity, the marriage is more important than fidelity.
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It is with complete allegiance to the cause of racial and social justice and the NAACP that I step aside from the Presidency and pass the baton to my Vice President, Naima Quarles-Burnley.
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I can't wait to be back on the dance floor. I feel really good about it.
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When I ran in Texas, I told the people of Texas, 'if you elect me, I will lead the fight against amnesty.'
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People say a lot of hurtful things, but in a way, the abuse that I endured from my husband prepared me for that. The things I had been told and drilled into my head from him were worse than what anybody could say to me.
