Laverne Cox Quotes
I wanted to be famous; I wanted to perform. Those things I really, really wanted more than anything else.
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I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That's what keeps me going.
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I don't think I could think of a single thing that's more isolating than being famous.
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Many incredible artists die before they were famous.
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If you're famous, you're not free.
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The basic idea for what became 'Epic Mickey' began at the Disney Think Tank.
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I've never been more famous than I was, suddenly, in 1986.
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I never set out to become 'famous.' I mean, when you're 14 you think 'I'm gonna become a writer and people will want my autograph and that'll be cool,' but you grow up and you learn that's just not how the world works. I resigned myself to the fact that I would probably never be published and if I did it probably wouldn't be a big deal.
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You can't date if you're famous. That's how it seems to me.
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I want to be in 'Glee', but I'm told I'm not famous enough to be a cameo yet.
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No one teaches you how to be a famous person; no one teaches you how to be a role model. It's something you have to do on your own.
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There is something about my aura or essence, or whatever, that draws the ex-wife characters to me. I don't seek them out, but people tend to think of me for that particular archetype, or whatever you want to call it, and I don't mind it. I think there is a strength to it.
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I had a very famous trainer tell me once, 'You can usually train a wild animal but never tame a wild animal, ever.' They are always going to be wild, no matter what anybody says.
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I'd definitely rather be rich than famous.
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The famous convention of 1787 met in Philadelphia to define the additional powers needed to enable Congress to do its job effectively. Instead, the convention proposed a brand new national government.
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I got the famous Oprah hug!
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I was the big, bossy older sister, full of enthusiasms, mad fantasies, desperate urges to be famous, and anxious to be a saint - a settled sort of saint, not one who might have to suffer or die for her faith.
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The first time I went to Johnny Depp's house in LA is when I realized what I was getting myself into. I knew he was famous, but I didn't really know what that entailed.
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I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen.
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My dad was an architect, and he wasn't a rich guy, but in our little world in Philadelphia, he was famous. He loved to see his picture in the paper. I wanted to be more famous than him.
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The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
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Give a kind word (with a kindly thought behind the word) - you will be kind and receive kind words.
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As a singer, I might have fallen among thieves. I wonder if I'd still be alive by now.
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Little did I know that the last words I would say on WNBC would be the last ones anyone would say.
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I wanted to be famous; I wanted to perform. Those things I really, really wanted more than anything else.
