Gabourey Sidibe Quotes
My goal was just to live a good life that I was happy with. And I wasn't exactly sure that that meant being the star of a movie.
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Maybe I should pretend like I'm not insecure, but I really am. This movie is going to come out and... will people like it? Will they like Rey?
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I don't know that human beings were meant to mate for life or be monogamous. But, for me, the aspect of marriage that is troubling is that it's a contract that is governed by the state, and I don't want the state to have control over my personal affairs.
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I don't have any office; I can write everywhere. So, I put a piece of paper on the table, and then I travel. Literally, writing for me is like travelling. It's getting out of myself and living another life - maybe a better life.
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I know someone from growing up who is in jail right now for the rest of his life, but he was one of the sweetest people I ever knew.
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Education must not simply teach work - it must teach Life.
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I've worked in television all my life, but really I've always wanted to work in the movies.
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A lot has been written about Tony Perkins and myself and I figured, Let's get it straight. I had a relationship with Tony for two to three years, but those are only threads in the tapestry of my whole life.
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I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives.
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I'd just like to be good at sports. I'm extremely competitive with absolutely nothing to back it up.
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I started out with a dream to make a star in a jar in my garage, and I ended up meeting the President of the United States!
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A good school teaches you resilience - that ability to bounce back.
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A collection of strong-minded individuals who have learned how to dismiss mistakes, disappointments and problems in their personal life make up a strong team. If the majority of the team have that then, as a unit, you are almost impossible to beat.
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I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop until I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied.
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When you are starting to run an online business, you need to narrow down a niche market and be able to stick with it until you have a good profit coming in. This can take a while, so you need to have a great deal of patience to make sure that your business is moving in the right direction.
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Music is part of the life of fashion, too.
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I never got down with conveying a larger-than-life vibe.
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I've realized how important it is to have women in your life. You get to a certain age where you're like, 'I need women around.'
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The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.
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Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.
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Like most early enthusiasts, I always thought the way the Internet encouraged multitasking made users less vulnerable to manipulation, while simultaneously exploiting even more of our brain's capacity than before. Apparently not.
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It seems to me a lot of drivers have lost their personalities or are not able to express themselves. However, it's a very commercial market, and manufacturers have a far bigger say than ever before.
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My goal was just to live a good life that I was happy with. And I wasn't exactly sure that that meant being the star of a movie.
