Leontyne Price Quotes
If you're not feeling good about you, what you're wearing outside doesn't mean a thing.
Quotes to Explore
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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I still wanted to see the family come back to life. And when that didn't transpire from the music, it kinda made me feel like I was bein' taken advantage of. I thought, when people heard '8 Diagrams,' they'd be like, 'Oh, Wu-Tang is a wrap now - they've lost it.' And I know that we didn't lose it.
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I need to eat a lot; otherwise, I feel faint. I get in the worst moods if I don't eat.
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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
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I like the fact that Austin's the first place I've ever lived where there's a real sense of community. People care about their neighbors.
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
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I dislike society because conversation exhausts my brain more than silent thought - again, I cannot hold my water long enough for a prolonged conversation.
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The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
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I don't watch television. I'm not a TV guy.
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Everyone looks adorable singing with James Corden.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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A good amount of the guys wanted to date me. Even older guys looking at me. It took some getting used to.
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I was a huge fan of comedy and movies and TV growing up, and I was able to memorize and mimic a lot of things, not realizing that that meant I probably wanted to be an actor. I just really, really amused myself and my friends with memorizing entire George Carlin or Steve Martin albums.
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The state of law is equal for all people. It cannot depend on electoral politics.
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I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
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Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
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It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.
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I am always late because people stop me for autographs and say hi.
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I like going to the movies by myself. I love going late at night when there's barely anyone in the theater. It's very relaxing.
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I have no superstitions. I don't have to have a Sunday outfit. I don't have socks or underwear I have to wear.
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Did you ever see so many pee-wee hats, Carl?" "They're beanies." "They call them pee-wees in Brooklyn." "But I'm not in Brooklyn." "But you're still a Brooklynite." "I wouldn't want that to get around, Annie." "You don't mean that, Carl." "Ah, we might as well call them beanies, Annie." "Why?" "When in Rome do as the Romans do." "Do they call them beanies in Rome?" she asked artlessly. "This is the silliest conversation.
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As always, a lot of bad books will be published. Some good books will be published, and you have to seek them out.
Colson Whitehead -
The light always shows on the outside if you are striving to be good on the inside.
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If you're not feeling good about you, what you're wearing outside doesn't mean a thing.
