Annie Lennox Quotes
Fame for fame's sake is toxic - some people want that, with no boundaries. It's unhealthy.
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In order that people who suffer from depression seek treatment without a second thought, the stigmas must further fall until we reach a point in time when that person with leukemia and that person with depression both receive the same level of sympathy and the same level of rigorous treatment. Both people deserve it.
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There have been numerous tips and numerous people offering advice. I appreciate it because it all comes with good feelings from the heart. But some of it we'll apply, and some things we won't.
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I have been fighting climate change for two decades, and people often ask me how I remain hopeful in the face of extreme weather and grim forecasts. The answer is simple: I see countless solutions spreading across the nation and across the world. But we need more investment.
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A complainer is like a Death Eater because there's a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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Eddie Murphy was my guy for a long time. My first exposure to 'SNL' was his 'Best Of' VHS, and I would watch it over and over again. He was one of the few people on the show to play with the live elements and engage with the audience.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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We have peace with Israel. We're actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking, 'Why are we having this relationship when it's not benefiting anybody?' Obviously, my answer is you always benefit from peace.
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I don't just want to be a cute girl in a comedy or the actress who just does the same thing over and over again. I want to play roles that are distinct. I want to have a more varied career like actresses Viola Davis or Angela Bassett - those are the people that I grew up watching and admiring.
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I can be more cold than people would like me to be.
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You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
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I don't have any hobbies. You know, I'm very embarrassed when people ask me what are my hobbies; I don't have any hobbies. I mean, it's just enough to keep up with the things I'm trying to solve.
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I tell people to look at me and understand that everybody first told me that I couldn't be a 6-foot, 9-inch point guard, and I proved them wrong. Then they told me I couldn't be a businessman and make money in urban America, and I proved them wrong. And they thought I couldn't win all these championships, and I proved them wrong there as well.
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It's always been a great survival value for people to believe they belong to a superior tribe. That's just in human relationships.
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Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favourite haunt.
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I think by now if people hire me, they know I'm going to improvise. I'm an improviser by trade.
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The great thing is that whether we have faith or not, we are by and large very tolerant of people, whatever their particular view.
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It's so inspiring to be around other people who have ideas you haven't thought of, and all of a sudden you're like, 'Wow! That's so amazing!' I definitely want everything I do to just get better and better.
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I find it odd that people will go to a nice restaurant or to the theater in jeans and T-shirts.
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Talent alone gets you nowhere. You really have to have the grit, and you gotta have a love for people.
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People generally are just really nice to each other. You know, the good people.
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A lot of people have this ego need that makes them want to believe that Earth is the center of the universe and humans are the most important species, the supreme expression of creation.
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When using dialect, use it lightly. A dialect word here and there is enough. All you want to do is suggest. Never let it call attention to itself.
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My mother is Brazilian, and her grandfather was Italian.
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Fame for fame's sake is toxic - some people want that, with no boundaries. It's unhealthy.
