Lilla Crawford Quotes
I really like 'Hard-Knock Life' because I get to perform with all of the other girls, and it's such a strong number.
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Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.
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One ever feels his twoness - an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.
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The real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection.
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There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.
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As a musician myself, it annoys the hell out of me to watch an actor trying to play a guitar out of time with the music.
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During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released.
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I play-acted and started performing, which just logically led to doing it in school, which led to studying it in college, which led to auditioning to the showcase in New York. And then I had an agent, and I was an actress.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.
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Our duties and responsibilities as human beings must be shown to be so incontrovertible that even atheists must recognize them. There are ultimate taboos.
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The more walking-around money I have, the less I walk around.
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We always saw ourselves in careers as entrepreneurs or angels.
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I have a deep fascination with human nature, with all its virtues and all its defects.
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I don't move away from grief, rather through it.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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What I found fascinating was just how quickly the best of the young Negro League players were drafted into the major leagues once Branch Rickey broke the color line by hiring Jackie Robinson. It was clear that all of the major league owners already knew the talents of the black ballplayers that they had refused to let into their league.
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Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.
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Courage is a kind of salvation.
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You know, a lot of those angry sort of Southern man characters that I've been doing are based on different people I might've had as, like, a soccer coach or as a teacher.
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I get into lab early and leave a bit early, too. So I like to have an hour or two before everybody comes in.
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Adversity will do something too you or for you....
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I really like 'Hard-Knock Life' because I get to perform with all of the other girls, and it's such a strong number.
