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.
Quotes to Explore
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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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You know, people understand fear and opportunity. It may look different, but it's really the same thing.
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I was vaguely aware that people used to hijack planes to Cuba. But I didn't know much about how often it happened and what the motives were. I started looking into what was going on back then, and I was blown away by how common hijacking once was.
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I had a band when I was 14, and we would play around in my hometown of Middlesbrough, and we'd go to the club afterwards, which was the Purple Onion then. There would be live bands playing, and in between that, the DJ would be playing records.
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When I audition for something, I don't even want to think about who the other actors are in it, who's directing it.
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We are each individual, but the far greater thing is what we are together, and if that isn't protected and cherished, we are headed to a bad place.
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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.
