Jaclyn Victor (Jaclyn Joshua Thanaraj Victor Rivera) Quotes
I learnt a lot about resilience and hard work from my mother. And yes, I’d do anything for my kids!
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I don't know how people recognize me.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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I like films to be pure cinema, but I also like them to provide a snapshot of a family, a society or a character - something that can nourish you as a human being as well as an actor.
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I just want to try writing for other people 'cause it's quite exciting.
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I have Chinese blood in me... I am not ashamed to admit that perhaps the great leaders of our country all have Chinese blood.
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What we need is an electronic encyclopedia of life, with one page for each species. On each page is given everything known about that species.
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I just lost interest in performing.
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I don't go to the doctor except when I'm very ill, and when I go to India, I drink a drop of local water.
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Wearing too much makeup definitely makes my skin worse.
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The idea that somebody else is going to swoop down and play the fairy godmother role is pretty unlikely, so why not take care of yourself?
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My conception of my ideal reader has expanded quite a lot as I've matured: Ultimately when I think of my ideal reader, it's someone who's not sitting down with the intention of automatically arguing with the book: somebody who's going to give me enough slack to tell my story.
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That the object of the Brahmins in giving up beef-eating was to snatch away from the Buddhist Bhikshus the supremacy they had acquired is evidenced by the adoption of vegetarianism by Brahmins.
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My favorite leather jacket I got for 40 bucks at the Fairfax Flea Market, like, eight years ago. Leather just gets better over time. There's something about a jacket that you have over years and years - just fits like a glove.
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Middle age is the awkward period when Father Time starts catching up with Mother Nature.
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Knowledge makes people special. Knowledge enriches life itself.
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Major North has had for years complete power over these Indians and can do more with them than any man living.
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Only once in a thousand years or so do we get to hear a Mozart or see a Picasso or read a Shakespeare. Ali was one of them, and yet at his heart, he was still a kid from Louisville who ran with the gods and walked with the crippled and smiled at the foolishness of it all.
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I'm always swimming forward like a shark. You just keep going and you don't rest. I love waking up knowing that I have a problem to solve.
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I love music. I have a fondness for Chopin, and I very much like his 'Raindrop Prelude.'
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How do you dare to ask me for a solution? It's like asking Seneca for a solution. You remember what he did? He committed suicide!
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My grandparents on my father's side came to this country from the Caribbean with a strong connection to Africa and no shame about it.
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I love knowing and learning about people around the world displaying my art online. Also, it's how I learn about new artists that are in various parts of the world. The positive thing about Tumblr and Instagram is that they're a fantastic platform for art lovers. I also like, when I search for my art and it says, "see also or related artists," and I see those other artists that relate to me, at least according to the internet. I think it's fascinating - it's interesting to see hashtags people are using in relation to my work. It's another tool of communication.
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I learnt a lot about resilience and hard work from my mother. And yes, I’d do anything for my kids!
