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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The insurgents are Baathists and Sunnis in Iraq who have as their goal a separate and distinct one of toppling the government that is there and creating their own.
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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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If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a society, then we would have achieved the ultimate goal of human freedom.
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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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I am very outspoken, obviously, and I should say that I can't judge anyone for doing anything.
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It's true about the eyes being the window to the soul. Your face can be etched with worry, and twisted by ageing, but the eyes tell the true story of who you are.
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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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The real work is in the Heart:
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When I started out in the industry I was 14 and a beanpole, but over the last few years I've grown. For the most part I feel pretty OK with how I look. I know I'm different from the typical Hollywood ideal of what is beautiful. But quite frankly I don't think that's attainable, and I'm happy to represent something different.
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Free haircuts are definitely a nice perk.
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Friendship needs no words - it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness.
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David - the man after God's own heart - was a man of war and a mighty man of valour. When all Israel were on the run, David faced Goliath - alone... with God - and he but a stripling, and well scolded, too, by his brother for having come to see the battle.
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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.
