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 tend to be the type who is overly polite and sort of ingratiating to other people.
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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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I moved to New York to go to Julliard Drama School. Didn't sing a single note of music.
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Hats are for life's ultimate moments. They're worn at races, at weddings. Occasions many of us, who aren't royals and celebrities, only attend once or twice in a lifetime.
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A 'Looking' musical would completely bring me back to Broadway. I would come back in a second.
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Your most important tasks and priorities are those that can have the most serious consequences, positive or negative, on your life or work. Focus on these above all.
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I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating. Most people attach failure to something not working out or how people perceive you. This way, it is about answering to yourself.
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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.
