Lena Horne Quotes
I thought of singing and acting as a living-making. I was able to take care of myself and a few of my friends.
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I'm a bit of a layman physics junkie. I don't really understand it, but I love trying to understand it.
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My hunger is always there.
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If you want to change things, it requires bravery.
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I've always wanted to do a period piece.
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I dress for men.
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I tell 'Hansel and Gretel' stories about heroic children who are lost in a world that seems friendly at first, and then isn't.
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If people take an interest in you and they think there's half a chance, they might hang on. It's dreadful.
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I've been a victim in every film I have done so far. It would be nice to play someone who doesn't get killed for once. Then again, I am getting really good at screaming and fake tears.
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Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.
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Juilliard definitely emphasizes the theater. They don't train - at all really - for film acting. It's mostly process-oriented, pretty much for the stage.
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Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.
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When I was a kid, I thought it was tough.
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Democracy requires common ground on which all can stand, but that ground is sinking beneath our feet, and democracy may be going down the sinkhole with it.
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When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11.
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If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I'd still swim. And I'd despise the one who gave up.
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You measure a government by how few people need help.
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An artist or a creative person of any kind goes about their work because it's their path, it's what excites them, it's what aligns their soul with who they truly are, who they showed up to be.
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I'm always challenged by someone.
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The Republican National Committee hired me, and they hired me because they wanted someone who could look members straight in the eye and tell them the truth.
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My mother had a gorgeous singing voice, and she'd play these amazing vinyls. My favorite was 'But Not for Me,' on the 1954 album 'Chet Baker Sings.'
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Without love the acquisition of knowledge only increases confusion and leads to self-destruction.
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I thought of singing and acting as a living-making. I was able to take care of myself and a few of my friends.
