Yael Naim Quotes
I had arrived years ago in Paris and just wanted to be famous, fast. When you're pretentious like that, and you think you've planned everything perfectly, it's then that everything goes in the opposite way.
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I love the power of celebrity because you can give voice to the voiceless.
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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
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Obviously, I don't have a high IQ, but I've always liked nerds and quirky guys.
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One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.
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Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
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I don't want people to sit and process the song. I want them to just let them bathe over them.
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The idea of a news broadcast once was to find someone with information and broadcast it. The idea now is to find someone with ignorance and spread it around.
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I don't want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do on the court.
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I don't think there's a perfect time to have kids. I think first you have to find the perfect person.
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The bottom line of Hollywood is money.
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I love the way soft white cheese such as ricotta or the creamier mascarpone reflect the milieu in which an animal has been raised.
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The craft Emmys are kind of the kids' table at Thanksgiving. You're not really invited to the big dance. It's still really, really exciting, and the statue still counts.
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The Nigerians have been very instrumental in preserving stability in Sierra Leone. They have done this at considerable cost in dollars and Nigerian lives. The US should encourage Nigeria to stay in Sierra Leone.
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I think I'm as good if not better than everyone else.
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Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.
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I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.
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Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough.
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I've been having a lot of fun exploring different aspects of filmmaking, like writing and producing. There isn't a specific plan and I usually don't know what's going to be the next thing I do.
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Is it important to have a crew behind me? No, it's important to have me behind them. That's how I look at it. You can't just roll with a situation like you're depending on somebody to help you. You're supposed to help the situation, whatever the situation is that you're in.
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A good story, a story resonant and remarkable, can be remade endlessly to tell new sides of itself for new generations of readers.
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I need to be doing different things all the time; it's just part of who I am.
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When I was snowed under with the work of an idol, I didn't have time to think.
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I had arrived years ago in Paris and just wanted to be famous, fast. When you're pretentious like that, and you think you've planned everything perfectly, it's then that everything goes in the opposite way.
