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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But ours was intended to be a citizen government. It is what of, by and for the people means. And when our most important issue in California is the creation of jobs, I think it's quite helpful to have someone in the U.S. Senate or in the governor's seat who actually knows where jobs come from.
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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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I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.
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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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A person's health isn't generally a reflection of genes, but how their environment is influencing them. Genes are the direct cause of less than 1pc of diseases: 99pc is how we respond to the world.
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When I think of our condition, my heart is heavy. I see men of my own race treated as outlaws and driven from country to country, or shot down like animals.
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For the residents of Minneapolis, the loss of Prince is too large to describe. His music brought untold joy to people all over the world. But in Minneapolis, it is different. It is harder here.
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Helping refugees settle and integrate peacefully, often in the face of distrust and prejudice, is essential work.
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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!
