Lizzo (Melissa Jefferson) Quotes
When we're on stage doing a song about positive body image or another about female empowerment, everyone out there is super into it and right there with us. It's been awesome. I feel like we fit right in.
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It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.
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I'm a New Yorker. My background is in theater, so staying here, I have the opportunity to get back to that, which I would love to do.
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What's interesting about Stephen Baldwin is that me and Dana Gould were originally cast for 'Bio-Dome' – but Pauly Shore and Baldwin ended up doing it. So there's a little movie trivia for ya.
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People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
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Anytime you do something in this arena, whether it's public records or ethics, it's not like throwing a stone in a quiet pond. It's like throwing a boulder.
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Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still.
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In the late '90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation.
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I write almost entirely in bed or on a couch with my feet up on the coffee table. I feel most creative when I'm looking out the window, and my bed and couch have nice views of the New York skyline.
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I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
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Although I'm not from London originally: I moved down here when I was 16, so it's played a part in my life. It's where I've lived for all that time.
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I've never been against women. That anti-feminist rap is bogus. I think men should be nice to women, buy them diamonds.
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'Pathological liar' is absolutely the toughest individual to deal with as a psychiatrist. Because you can't take anything they say at face value. And you can't, you know, fill in their personality. You don't know what's real and what's not.
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For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion.
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The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.
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I do have, like, a regular childhood. I mean, I'm treated the same.
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I am not going to stop speaking out on behalf of policies that I think are right - regardless of ideology, party or political expediency.
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The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield.
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I think it's important for one to take a certain distance from oneself.
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On a scale of 1 to 10, I was a 12.
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Music is almost like a therapy for me. It helps keep me centered and think straight. Before I discovered it, I was walking around, and it felt like there were 25 extra pounds of gravity on my shoulders. It's like you're mute or something.
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God is gracious enough to let us know, in due time while we're here and the fact that I'm still around and I'm still singing, it is really to his glory.
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I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it.
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We go after legacies because we just know that, sooner or later, people will understand what we bring to this culture and bring to the game.
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When we're on stage doing a song about positive body image or another about female empowerment, everyone out there is super into it and right there with us. It's been awesome. I feel like we fit right in.
