Connie Brockway Quotes
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.
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It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.
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I've fondly dreamed of becoming the face of an important brand since I was a child, in the same way that others dream of becoming an astronaut. I dreamed of this as I first and foremost dreamed of becoming an actor and would look up at these huge posters of celebrities while driving along motorways or crossing under bridges.
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I've been rapping since I was 18 years old, with a crew called Blades.
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I don't think the label makes the artist or the artist makes the label. It's the music that makes everything work or not.
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I actually started out as a poet in high school. I published in small literary magazines for probably about ten years. I entered the Yale Younger Poet contest every year, until I was too old to be a younger poet, and I never got more than a form rejection letter from them.
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With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
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AIDS today is not a death sentence. It can be treated as a chronic illness, or a chronic disease.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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In the past, there hasn't been much reliable information about startups and small businesses available online. It's information that's really valuable, and it's information that people want to share.
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If I ever had to be on an amusement park ride, I probably wouldn't get on one; I'm not a very adventurous person!
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Comparing science and religion isn't like comparing apples and oranges - it's more like apples and sewing machines.
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Now the point of comedy is not just looking funny, it's use of language. We have at our disposal a great language... and the imaginative, creative use of that language can be at the service of humour.
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Women hold up half the sky.
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More and more, I think about the role of the arts, and as an artist, I think that it's important that I share the love and peace.
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I was tall and skinny, and at 15, I was approached to model. I figured that models got to travel, and it became my ticket to travel so much so that if an agency could not fly me to another country, I would fly on my cost so that I could see that country and also make some money.
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NASA should not be developing its own proprietary version of capabilities it could purchase commercially at much lower cost, especially when we know the agency's bureaucratic tendencies will be to view the commercial versions as competitors to kill.
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Man cannot pretend to be higher in ethics, spirituality, advancement, or civilization than other creatures and at the same time live by lower standards than the vulture or hyena.
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We can go years without making a picture, and that's fine.
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I will say this: I've had more pro-life bills, I believe, I ruled unconstitutional - but I tried - than the entire total membership of Congress together.
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Better to follow a woman’s example than mindlessly heed the dictates of men.
