Becki Newton Quotes
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Our music doesn't make many compromises, but we take it into a venue that's larger than people expect.
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One can't do anything alone in Haiti. Sharing and cooperation are so deeply woven into the culture that sometimes it's hard to have a separate thought.
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In the '80 Olympics... people expected me to win. I was good enough to win, and I made a mistake and ended up second, which is pretty good, too.
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Everyone's path is really different, and you just have to be in the right place at the right time. 'The X Factor' gave me that chance I needed, that platform.
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Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it.
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If someone asked what kind of music I play, I wouldn't say I'm a folk singer; however, if folk music means music for the people, and playing music to entertain them and share different messages, then sure, I'd like to think that I'm part folk singer.
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When I graduated, I was director of my school's sketch comedy group, and I knew that I wanted to be writing and performing my own sketch comedy. It kind of made me want to do my own one-person sketch group.
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Father's Day each year makes me grateful for what my father did for me. This has little to do with our relationship, and much to do with what he taught me.
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As we continue to step up our investment in education, we must not sidestep our commitment to the principle of local control.
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As a woman, I've learned that having a uniform of your staples or setting your look and saying what distinguishes you - like red lips or hair or whatever - leaves so much time for the rest of the day.
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I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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There's such a fan base for 'Dark Shadows'. I remember watching the show as a kid, but I wasn't an ardent fan. I didn't run home from school to watch it.
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The grandeur of Jerusalem is also... its problem.
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At times, training at home is a distraction, so training in Big Bear was a really good change.
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We're writing a book together. She just finished one. Did you read it? Among the Porcupines?
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All my life I have fought corruption.
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It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.
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There was no theater in my high school. I think even our art program was cut - it was so bad. I didn't even know that was a possibility in college or in high school; I hadn't even thought of it. It was pretty negligent. My father has run a bulldozer all of his life, and my mom is in real estate.
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To finally be able to actually play the piano with vocalists and actually do, like, a proper concert - that feels really good.
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Active-shooter scenarios have become part of the education lexicon. I had fire drills. My parents had duck and cover - nuclear and atomic bomb drills. Kids today grow up with this idea that this could happen at any point in time.
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Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it.
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He most honors my style who learns under it to destroy the teacher.
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I read fashion magazines all the time. It's fun, but I don't take it very seriously.
