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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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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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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There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
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With a horror movie, you don't want to anticipate where things are going to go.
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Food as a hobby used to be an elite pastime, and it has become something that is totally ordinary for people of every background. In that way, we see the growing up of the American food scene: that it's okay to be a regular person and be really into food.
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I think, more than anything else, my dog's death has made me grow up. I find myself thinking about the world in a more serious way.
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My mother was a housewife but she was also an artist. My father was an electrical engineer.
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I didn't have many friends; I might not have had any friends. But it all turned out good in the end, because when you aren't popular and you don't have a social life, it gives you more time to focus on your future.
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It changed my life in a lot of ways - before I got that role I was just going from job to job, not really having enough money to be able to do what I wanted to do.
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A child forgets a time of hunger but never forgets the aching want of other things.
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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.
