Lucille Roybal-Allard Quotes
People show surprise that I have interests outside my political career. There is subtle surprise, for example, that I would be interested in a recipe.
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Clothes are a big part of a free society, I think, and what you wear is so indicative of the political climate you're living in.
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I've heard people tell me there's never been a gay character like Agron on TV before, and some fans have even thanked me because they now feel like they have a gay action hero, and it's very endearing to hear that kind of stuff. But I just played him the way he was and tried to do right by the character.
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The beauty of soaps is that it takes a village to make it work, and you get to work with really hardworking people.
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Every story I write adds to me a little, changes me a little, forces me to reexamine an attitude or belief, causes me to research and learn, helps me to understand people and grow.
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Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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If there are negative people around me, I just try to distance myself from that.
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Carefully calculate the potential size of your market to make sure you can grow. Before starting Mint, I knew that there were about 20 million people who had purchased 'Quicken' or 'Microsoft Money' over the years, and 80 million people using online banking in the U.S. alone.
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I think I would make a good spy. I can sort of be a chameleon. People don't notice me very easily. I never get recognized.
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A lot of people have the misconception that, as a Muslim woman, I am somehow against women wearing bikinis. No, I want women to feel comfortable and confident in whatever they wear.
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I'm a big champion of people doing things outside the system.
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Surround yourself with really good people. I think that's an important thing. Because the people you surround yourself are a reflection of you.
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You learn so much about yourself as an artist. I never would have thought that I could sing every night, you know? Travel and perform every single night, and travel to another city the next day and do it all over again? You learn a lot of new things about yourself, and you make a lot of connections with people.
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I sometimes joke, Paula, even paranoid people have enemies.
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People always talk about the implication and applications of a process, but for me, the goal is purely about knowledge. Knowledge can become practical today, in 20 years, or in 500 years. Ask Newton. He didn't know there would be space research based on his accident with the apple.
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I have enjoyed every call. The ones involving direct contact with people have been most rewarding.
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Personally, I believe in self-determination, but in the context of one South Africa - so that my self-determination is based in this region, and with my people.
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I love playing in Germany. I love playing anywhere where people are going to enjoy the music. Germany is especially nice to play.
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Hollywood's like a warehouse. It's just a place that you go. What's interesting in the warehouse has to do with the creative people.
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I practice yoga at home to a TV show called 'Inhale,' taught by Steve Ross. I figured that if the people on the show could stretch that deep then I could too. I ended up pulling my hip flexor. But that's how I met my husband. Paul was the physical therapist my coach called to meet with me after hours.
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We put people at the center of everything we do.
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Stopping Vieques bombing range good; sooner is better.
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Actors have a magical difference from other people.
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People show surprise that I have interests outside my political career. There is subtle surprise, for example, that I would be interested in a recipe.
