Leslie Jones Quotes
The big percentage is us, the real people, and we have to say something. You have to speak up. You have to.
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Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.
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As an actor, you read so many scripts and parts written for Asian-specific characters, and you see a lot of stereotypes and a lot of one-note characters, especially in comedy.
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Merlin really taught me how to concentrate, that you play each play as if it were the only play. And if you put all the plays together like that, then you'll come out on top.
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I think success is very hard work, so, you know, if you work hard and you have some success, you have to give up something.
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I don't write under the ghost of Faulkner. I live in the same town and find his life and work inspiring, but that's it. I have a motorcycle and tool along the country lanes. I travel at my own speed.
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Medicine, anything academic, is a very Persian Iranian route to take in life, in one's career.
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I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
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Music is almost like a therapy for me. It helps keep me centered and think straight. Before I discovered it, I was walking around, and it felt like there were 25 extra pounds of gravity on my shoulders. It's like you're mute or something.
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I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
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I've never been the type of person to jump up and throw out the album without it being what it's supposed to be.
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I like '50s and '60s American art. I have 85 or 90 Warhols.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck.
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I am a sportsman and not a politician. I am a sportsman and will always remain one. I am not going to enter politics giving up cricket, which is my life. I will continue to play cricket.
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In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.
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I want to be able to be a father to my kids, where I've never seen my father, but my kids can see me whenever they want, so that was broken.
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There is not love where there is no will.
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Oh yah, I'm definitely an old rocker.
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Chaos, rudis indigestaque moles.
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I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world. Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it's up to us to find solutions today so that we don't keep passing our problems on.
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Loving what you do is the secret to everything.
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You shouldn't turn on C-SPAN to get your sports update.
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By what route do otherwise sane men come to believe such palpable nonsense? How is it possible for a human brain to be divided into two insulated halves, one functioning normally, naturally
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The big percentage is us, the real people, and we have to say something. You have to speak up. You have to.
