America Ferrera Quotes
I realized how Latina I was, and then also, at the same time, how not Latina enough I was, because I'm born and raised in Los Angeles. I speak Spanish, but I don't speak perfect Spanish, not like a native speaker.
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I don't do grey. I like my colour, my style.
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Often, a serial killer has no felony record.
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I've had self-esteem issues for a really, really long time. Plenty of people think I'm ugly, and plenty of people don't. But there's a moment when I'm modeling where I forget about my self-esteem issues and focus on what the photographer's telling me - and I feel pretty. And in that sense, it's selfish.
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The music industry's very laid back while I'm very, very aggressive.
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Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.
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Fear is the passion of slaves.
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Father's Day each year makes me grateful for what my father did for me. This has little to do with our relationship, and much to do with what he taught me.
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The existing U.N. can be found in the writings of early Communist leaders.
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I'm English, and I started off as a songwriter, so I can't really escape that - it's there.
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Democrats believe we must create jobs, not protect the special interests; build the economy from the middle out, not the top down.
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I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?
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For a spinner growing up in England, it is challenging to become an off-spinner. The line and length needs to be altered on each of the four days of county cricket or five days of Test matches. The pitches in England don't have a set pattern. It changes with each day, and accordingly, the length varies.
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I've made up my mind. I'll take my court martial.
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I land a higher percentage of punches than any boxer in boxing.
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I think there's a time to be private and a time to be public, and I think that companies like Facebook and Groupon are basically transformational companies. You don't come across them very often, and I'm pretty sure that they can continue to grow for a long time even being public.
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I'm certainly not your typical front-man material. Some people love being on stage and really open up, and I'm sort of the opposite of that. I don't crave the spotlight. I'm still not comfortable even talking on stage.
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I enjoy being in Toronto - there's lots of energy, lots of neat different neighbourhoods - but Vancouver is still home and always will be. I miss going for walks on the ocean with beautiful mountains.
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A couple of weeks is a long time in American politics.
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The sentiments in Hawaii about Washington's failure of leadership are no different than the rest of the country.
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Once I was 11 years old my daddy told me Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely Once I was 11 years old
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I realized how Latina I was, and then also, at the same time, how not Latina enough I was, because I'm born and raised in Los Angeles. I speak Spanish, but I don't speak perfect Spanish, not like a native speaker.
