Ellen Raskin Quotes
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It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it.
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People think because I've got some success, I've made it, but in my eyes it's like, 'How long has Jay Z been in the business? How many albums has he got?' Not that I'm trying to be Jay Z, but I am trying to be around for a long time.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I loved being on the radio. Being paid to talk? It's like being paid to eat.
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Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.
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I never, never thought one day I will sing at La Scala or I will get the Grammy. I'm lucky. I work a lot with a teacher, with my coach.
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Music has always been my passion for as long as I can remember.
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My experience with music, I'm not going to say extremely negative, but it's definitely been a grind; it's been grimy - it hasn't been a pretty process. It's left me crying, you know, on the carpet in my tiny apartment with, like, no money. But it's been worth it, it's my passion, my dream, it's what I love to do.
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A nonfiction author has to bring a platform with him - radio, a TV show or some kind of recognizable vehicle to help launch them. And the agent is really necessary to represent all of the business interests of the author.
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Anyway I will go same road because I, I was born in gymnastics. This is my, how to say, my life and my duty.
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The bust of Colonel Sanders stands as a monument to cruelty and has no place in the Kentucky state Capitol.
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I'm not afraid to learn from my coaches.
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Music has always been really important to me.
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It is a process of finding the right music then planning a costume to fit that style of music.
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I had a small-town life - I worked at the local McDonald's for three years. I'm not sure why they kept me: I am something of a daydreamer and a dawdler, so they would only let me be the 'friendly voice' that greeted you when you entered the restaurant.
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Let's start at the very end: The postscript of Stephen King's 'On Writing' contains some of the most harrowing pages he has ever written. It's here that King describes the traffic accident that nearly killed him in June 1999.
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I support our democracy. And sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. But I certainly will support the outcome of this election.
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The last two times I went to spring training, I had to win a job, and if I didn't get off to a blazing start, I'm on the bench. Now, I've proven myself, so it's not essential that I get off to a real good start.
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The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.
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If I am going to know who Jesus is, I must obey Him. The majority of us don't know Jesus because we have not the remotest intention of obeying Him.
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I love staring out toward the ocean and away from anything manmade.
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Social media... it's the future for the new generation.
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Before a show, I usually give myself two-and-a-half hours to get ready. I prepare my shoes first. New ballet pumps can sound like tap shoes. You have to take the noise out of them by hitting them against stone. It takes half an hour to do each pair, and I can go through three pairs in one night.
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Your trouble comes from years of wearing the wrong kind of shoes. - Jake Wexler.
