Yael Naim Quotes
When I write in Hebrew, I don't look for sophistication in music; it's just pure emotion that comes out.
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I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.
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Some people are cool with the fact that their bodies bear witness to this great thing they produced, their children, and I understand that. But on a personal level, it makes me feel better that my breasts are not down to my knees when I'm undressed in front of my husband.
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I learn from Larry Ellison every day. I've said this before: how is it to work with someone who thinks out of the box? Larry doesn't see the walls at all; he does not see the box. He is an absolute, true visionary. And to be honest, I always find myself in a box! I'm comfy in my box. I've furnished it; it's lovely.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard.
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Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.
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I actually grew up wanting to be a filmmaker. I wanted to make movies, and music was a detour, almost.
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It's hard for me to view Baltimore outside the context of what Baltimore has always been in my mind: a violent place.
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I stay true because whatever the project is, I'm still looking for inside of that character. It's the thing that connects him to me and to everybody else. So, the search is the same. It's to unveil the truth, and that's how I stay true, because my purpose isn't altered.
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Newspapers are busily experimenting with different models. Traditionally, and I suspect in hindsight very mistakenly, online news was free. And once given free access readers felt it was their entitlement.
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It's never been seen that a street artist go as far as I've gone - keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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This is going to sound pretentious and esoteric, but I truly mean it from the bottom of my heart. Acting has always been a spiritual journey for me. The very first project I ever acted on paralleled my experience so perfectly even before I was aware of it.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
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I've made my music so that it could be about anything and everybody - whether it's a guy, a female or a goat - and everybody can relate to that.
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My father was a headmaster in England and then the dean of a college in Australia. We moved there when I was about five, so my education was in Australia, and I always felt I was Australian even though my passport was British.
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People ask if I walk around and pinch myself. Yes, I do.
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I don't know how to cook and there's so much work involved you have to buy the groceries and prepare them. I like it when people cook for me, or I'll just order some take-out.
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As for restitutions, to nobody in particular do I owe any, but as for those I owe to the realm, I hope in the mercy of God.
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I truly believe that the individual who learns to practice thanksgiving activates within himself and around himself continuous victories and blessings from God.
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I do feel that I need to do at least one more Western - I think you need to make three Westerns to call yourself a Western director.
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Don't overdo it. Don't over-diet, over-exercise, overeat, overdo the makeup, and don't stress out.
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All our forms are unique - movies, music and literature - and you have to leave the person who is doing it to do their best.
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When I write in Hebrew, I don't look for sophistication in music; it's just pure emotion that comes out.
