Lorde (Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor) Quotes
The way I dress and carry myself, a lot of people find it intimidating. I think my whole career can be boiled down to the one word I always say in meetings: strength.
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I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.
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I try to do two moot courts for every Supreme Court case (and one to two for courts of appeals), and to ensure I am being mooted by people who know the Supreme Court well and are coming to the case fresh.
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I want audiences to see me in different avatars.
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If you write genre fiction, you follow the rules, and you have to follow them because readers expect that.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.
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I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different stuff, you know what I mean?
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A lot of comedians do bits where they say, 'I was listening to this song, and this person said this, and you know how they say that?' And I thought it would work better if I actually had a DJ put that song lyric right there. It makes it more dynamic, and it's more energetic.
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I'm from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest.
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What So Not used to be a lot more dance-y, and now it's becoming a lot more melodic. Flume has always had that melodic thing, but it's starting to become a bit heavier, so it's just difficult to navigate between the two.
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When I was working with Tom Ford, he would just look at me and ask, 'Will you wear it?' I'd say, 'Ah, too long, too short, lower waist, deeper V, unbutton' - that sort of thing. I don't create clothes, but I definitely know how to make them come alive.
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We had a segment called Tampon Tuesdays that I was very proud of; that was hilarious because there are a lot of women's issues out there that a lot of people don't know about because they're not women, and they don't have to go through them.
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I can speak a little bit of Hindi but understand every word.
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In 1930, I was at the top of my career. I won the Most Valuable Player award.
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When you start to see another human being as less than you, it's a danger.
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A lioness has got a lot more power than the lion likes to think she has.
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Winning a ring is everybody's goal, whether you're a player or a coach.
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I think that sexiness should be in the subtleties.
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I read James Joyce's short story 'The Dead,' and I love that movie for many reasons. It was the last film I made with my father, and it's emotional for me as well as a movie I'm proud of.
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You can work really hard and well on something, and someone you respect might hate it; worse, they're not empirically wrong for doing so. This is scary, especially for people who haven't been published.
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Set politics and party aside: If it's not right for Michigan's small businesses and middle class, it's never been right with me.
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Mandela's commitment to democracy was ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power
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The way I dress and carry myself, a lot of people find it intimidating. I think my whole career can be boiled down to the one word I always say in meetings: strength.
