Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quotes
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The songs I've written that are the strongest, I'm like: 'I don't know where that came from. It just kind of popped out.' You feel you can't take a whole lot of credit for it. I didn't purposefully will it into existence.
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I was afraid of Korean food when I moved to L.A., let alone sushi. I remember thinking either sink or swim. Living here in Studio City, Ventura Blvd. is the Mecca of sushi restaurants. What you thought was so exotic is just run of the mill.
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Anytime there's a God, there has to be a devil. And anytime there's good, there has to be evil. And the evil sometimes is the best!
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On my desk, I always have a lemon or a lime drying. I love the fragrance. Also, a Staedtler eraser, a brush for the eraser and a pencil sharpener.
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Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny.
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It's every boy's dream to play a superhero.
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Audiences are so much more sophisticated than they've ever been. They expect a lot more. I don't think because it's an hour of your Thursday night rather than an hour and a half of your weekend that you should be gypped at all in quality.
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I've always loved film, and it started with Pixar movies.
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I'm the kind of person, I leave a little space for better.
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I'm a working-class person, working with class.
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And also I think particularly as a female, you're taught to be defensive your whole life. You're taught not to be aggressive.
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One thing you can't do with babies, you can't give them steak.
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I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.
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Science fiction, extrasensory perception, and black people are judged by the worst elements they produce.
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I remember as a kid being really scared of the Smurfs.
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No production without a need. But consumption reproduces the need.
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We all die alone. We shall endure death as once we enjoyed birth. You can't share either experience.
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He was a skater boy. She said: 'see you later, boy'. He wasn't good enough for her. Now, he's a superstar. Slamming on his guitar, to show pretty face what he's worth.
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The majority of Afghans do not see the Americans as foreign occupiers who must be defeated. Instead, they are hungry for the Americans to step up and help them make their country safer, their government cleaner and their economy stronger. They are disappointed because the international community has done too little, not too much.
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I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak. Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.
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Most Christian 'believers' tend to echo the cultural prejudices and worldviews of the dominant group in their country, with only a minority revealing any real transformation of attitudes or consciousness. It has been true of slavery and racism, classism and consumerism and issues of immigration and health care for the poor.
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Suffering is optional. You’re gonna have some pain but it doesn’t have to make you suffer.
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I'm very hands-on about social media. That's my voice.
