Leslie Odom, Jr. Quotes

I haven't had a chance to decorate my dressing room yet, but I have these pictures of myself as a kid that I want to put up because I said, 'I really want to make sure that I take that kid with me on this journey.' I want him to experience this.

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• People take things so seriously.

  

  Dana Ashbrook
  • People
  • Things
  • Seriously

• In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.

  

  Park Chan-wook
  • People
  • Opinion
  • Violence

• A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

  

  Samuel Butler
  • Nature
  • Way
  • Egg

• If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.

  

  Imre Lakatos
  • Power
  • Truth
  • Science

• If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.

  

  E. W. Howe
  • Money
  • Man
  • Care

• The entertainment industry is vast and is a reflection of the society we live in.

  

  Karrine Steffans
  • Live
  • Society
  • Reflection

• I uplift people and see the good in a bad situation. The worst is I'm very critical of myself. If I do a performance, I watch it 100 times afterwards and pick it apart.

  

  Fleur East
  • People
  • Good
  • Bad

• May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country.

  

  Zebulon Pike
  • Country
  • May
  • Heaven

• On average, our corps members stay in the classroom for eight years. But again, given the systemic nature of educational inequity, we know it is vital that some of our alumni take their experience outside the classroom.

  

  Wendy Kopp
  • Experience
  • Nature
  • Know

• You don't have to do everything by the time you're 30. Or 40. All you need is a work ethic. It's what allows you to push through moments of disappointment and self-doubt and fear.

  

  Candace Bushnell
  • Time
  • Work
  • Fear

• It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier.

  

  Ian Mckellen
  • Reality
  • Gay
  • Leader

• God isn't really interested in our batting averages.

  

  Dale Murphy
  • God
  • Interested
  • Batting

• Yes, my parents are strict about me having a childhood. I go ice skating and sledding, and swimming in the summer.

  

  Jackie Evancho
  • Parents
  • Childhood
  • Summer

• Mr. Trump, like too much of the church, offers little more than an excuse to project complex problems onto simple villains. Yet the white working class needs neither more finger-pointing nor more fiery sermons.

  

  J. D. Vance
  • Simple
  • Church
  • Trump

• From a spectator point of view, Test cricket is not important; people hardly watch Test cricket. But as a player, Tests are the real thing. You have to concentrate for five days. It's a lot of time, and not easy to do it day in and day out. If people have played 70-100 Tests, it's a lot of cricket, a lot of concentration and dedication.

  

  Yuvraj Singh
  • People
  • Time
  • Important

• There are many cultural prejudices. For instance, even though fresh fish is a regional staple, Catalans don't like sashimi.

  

  Ferran Adria
  • Like
  • Fish
  • Fresh

• Jesus Christ was a patriot! His country was the world. His laws were the eternal principles of liberty, and his followers, in every age, have been the chosen champions of freedom!

  

  Orson F. Whitney
  • World
  • Country
  • Age

• As far as my journal, I want to share tour life with my fans.

  

  Natalie Gulbis
  • Life
  • Want
  • Journal

• The older I get, the less conservative I become.

  

  Kris Kristofferson

• To a poet the mere making of a poem can seem to solve the problem of truth, but only a problem of art is solved in poetry.

  

  Laura Riding
  • Art
  • Truth
  • Poetry

• I'm just inspired by life and, growing up, I listened to all types of different sounds, genres, and areas of music.

  

  Kali Uchis
  • Life
  • Up
  • Music

• I was 17 when I auditioned for 'Miss Saigon.' I really grew up doing that show. I pretty much knew, almost a year into 'Miss Saigon,' that I was going to be a performer, that I was going to be singing and acting.

  

  Lea Salonga
  • Up
  • Pretty
  • Singing

• I'd like to produce. I'd like to come up with ideas and collaborate with people and directors and writers that I like, be a part of movies that have the same idea that the movies that impacted me have. I'd like to be able to do that for people.

  

  Emma Stone
  • People
  • Up

• I haven't had a chance to decorate my dressing room yet, but I have these pictures of myself as a kid that I want to put up because I said, 'I really want to make sure that I take that kid with me on this journey.' I want him to experience this.

  

  Leslie Odom, Jr.
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