Annie Lennox Quotes
I was born in 1954. My parents were brought up in the war years, and life was hard.
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Working as a musician, I have to constantly generate new material, so school keeps me sharp. Reading and writing all the time helps me to be a better songwriter.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to make films. That's really all I ever wanted to do.
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Everybody has to agree that the best thing we can do to start reducing the deficit in this country is to put people back to work.
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If you behave normally, people treat you normally. It's only when you act as if you're someone special that they feel obliged to stand on ceremony.
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There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.
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I don't think the Taliban will ever come back to take Afghanistan, no.
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On June 23, 1864, Ambrose Bierce was in command of a skirmish line of Union soldiers at Kennesaw Mountain in northern Georgia. He'd been a soldier for three years and, in that time, had been commended by his superiors for his efficiency and bravery during battle.
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Look, you need technical skills to run a company.
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I would enjoy having dinner with the poet/playwright Derek Walcott.
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The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
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I think my role, I want to have a presence both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. So I can't say on one particular thing, so I'll just name them all. I'll be the jack of all trades and hopefully decent at one of them.
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'Radioactive' is the fall out of my life's inspirations, a testament to my ability to survive it all and to tell the story.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.
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I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.
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Bullies - political bullies, economic bullies, and religious bullies - cannot be appeased; they have to be opposed with courage, clarity, and conviction. This is never easy. These true believers don't fight fair. Robert's Rules of Order is not one of their holy texts.
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Early in my songwriting career, when I was learning a lot about writing songs, I'd force myself to sit down until I came up with something.
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It is easy to get into war, not so easy to get out.
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There were so many outstanding women in scripture that were leaders. And, you know, the organized church sometimes puts boundaries on us that the Bible doesn't.
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I was born in 1954. My parents were brought up in the war years, and life was hard.
