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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It used to be that you came out of school, and you got married - those who were going to get married. But my peers are getting married in their early 30s, so now there's like this extra 10 years of that angst.
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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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People eat duck and you think, well, we've got loads of chickens, leave the ducks alone!
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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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Extremely strong, effective, tenacious, and powerful political networks can be built when you fight losing battles as well as when you win.
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As a kid growing up, I wanted the Allen Iverson shoes that came out, the Questions. My dad got them for me, so I was excited about that.
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If I could do shoes for anyone, it would be a special project for the Queen of England.
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You have dancing shoes with nimble soles. I have a soul of lead.
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Your trouble comes from years of wearing the wrong kind of shoes. - Jake Wexler.
