Leandra Medine Quotes
I always wanted to make sure that I was honest to myself and that people wanted to hear an opinion that was authentic... I wanted Man Repeller to be a voice for women who felt like they didn't have a voice or for women who didn't know how to express their voice.
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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn't know how many people would respect it.
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One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged.
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I'm so sick of people misunderstanding Asians in America and what we're about.
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Meditation isn't snake oil. For some people, meditation might be the most efficient way to reduce stress and cultivate mindfulness. But it isn't a panacea. If you don't meditate, there's no need to stress out about it.
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A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.
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I like writing flawed women, and being one, it's something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority.
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Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
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You understand, in my life, the only other person I spoke with or speak with more than Prince is my mother.
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I'm being mocked because I don't live up to a socially determined view of what other people think a person should look like.
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People said I couldn't gig, and I proved them wrong.
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For me, genres are a way for people to easily categorize music. But it doesn't have to define you. It doesn't have to limit you.
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I want to know what people thought and what they wore and what they ate for breakfast.
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I find it's really hard for anybody to meet anyone. I'm not big on dates anyways. I still have to work that out.
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We tend to think of extremes of emotions as registering, for example, you have to cry or laugh or get angry. But for the most part, we find it difficult to read each other most of the time. If you walk through the street, most people are pretty difficult to read. But they're thinking inside.
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I don't play. I'm a terrible gambler. I don't know half the rules, and I'm not really patient enough to sit through hours of gaming.
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For as long as our people are held hostage by controllable socio-economic forces, we cannot afford to be indifferent to the ravages of poverty in all its dimensions and ramifications.
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I have to thank the People, the Congress, and the Government of the United States for my liberation.
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Great songs come out of people's bedrooms; they come out of studios; there's no formula for it.
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I know I have great inner strength; I always have. I can blank things out, cut people out, and I know that I can go and live in a cave on my own if necessary.
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People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure.
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I'm pretty content with what I have, but the one thing that I don't have is something like the iPod - but PC-based. I think that would be cool.
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A man doesn't need to be flawless to be a perfect father, but the commitment to his family is a precious responsibility.
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A lot of the stuff that I've done has been more drama and less comedy. I've had some opportunities to do some comedy, and I've often wanted to do that because it fits with me very comfortably because I talk too much, and I'm always saying the wrong thing all the time.
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I always wanted to make sure that I was honest to myself and that people wanted to hear an opinion that was authentic... I wanted Man Repeller to be a voice for women who felt like they didn't have a voice or for women who didn't know how to express their voice.
