Dalai Lama Quotes
I believe that the time has come for women to take more active roles in all domains of human society, in an age in which education and the capacities of the mind, not physical strength, define leadership. This could help create a more equitable and compassionate society.
Quotes to Explore
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'Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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Obstacles, of course, are developmentally necessary: they teach kids strategy, patience, critical thinking, resilience and resourcefulness.
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The diverse sound of my music makes it a good fit for that demographic.
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If you're on a road trip, you need driving music.
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I've been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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There's a lot of people who feel there's a tabloid journalist who had it coming.
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I've already established my (political)machinery. It's like a car. It's fixed already. You just have to get in and drive it.
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I always have to have my lipstick. Sometimes I have more than one shade: start with one color for the morning, one for night. Sometimes I have a couple shades just in case I need something more powerful for the day.
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I don't sleep. I hate those little slices of death.
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I missed quite a lot of school because I was working from the age of 11.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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I'm constantly maxing out my Gmail account, and that is hard to do.
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I'm an obsessive hiker and I do it every day for two hours and it really helps me when it comes to learning songs or scripts.
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I love having wine with my meals. And if I splurge, I'm going to splurge big, because if I deny my cravings, it just ends up backfiring on me, you know?
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A lot of people ask me what my mom has taught me about modeling. The truth is the things she teaches me go deeper than what pose to make or what my good side is.
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I had a serious childhood illness - sort of like spinal meningitis - that led to a three-month hospitalization. Afterward, I couldn't be insured because of a pre-existing condition.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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I told my manager, 'If we can't do the things now that we want to do, what good is the power?... Let's test it and try to get the things done that we believe in.'
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The hardest thing about writing, for me, is facing the blank page.
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I had been on several shows that were meant to be the big ones, that would go on forever, and they didn't.
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I believe that the time has come for women to take more active roles in all domains of human society, in an age in which education and the capacities of the mind, not physical strength, define leadership. This could help create a more equitable and compassionate society.
