Alessia Cara Quotes
I've never really aspired to the spotlight; I just wanted to do music, which is kind of weird because music comes with that spotlight.
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.
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The Reserve Bank cannot just exist; its ability to say 'no' has to be protected.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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In film, you're so much in the hands and at the mercy of the editor, so sometimes it's good to watch it just to see how it turns out - it can be so different than how you imagined it. But sometimes it's better to just let it go for your own sense of self worth.
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You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
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If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.
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It's never been seen that a street artist go as far as I've gone - keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
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George Harrison is perhaps one of the most creative people I ever met, not only in his music and songwriting, but just the way he lived his life, decorated his gardens and homes. He was a dear friend of mine. His entire approach to music was very unique.
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To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.
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I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
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I was stuck in the benefits of being a known comedian.
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I am interested primarily in the vast field of experience and sensation which neither literature nor a purely plastic art deals with.
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When I get onto the pitch, I block out everything around it, and I really focus on the pitch.
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The theatre is one of those muscles - if you don't exercise it, it becomes a strange and truly fearful place.
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I think Thurston's and my weird tunings lent Sonic Youth a very different sound from the get-go. In the band's 30 years - aside from covers - there are maybe two or three songs we wrote using traditional tuning.
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I've never really aspired to the spotlight; I just wanted to do music, which is kind of weird because music comes with that spotlight.
