Annie Lennox Quotes
I'm appalled that the word 'feminism' has been denigrated to a place of almost ridicule and I very passionately believe the word needs to be revalued and reintroduced with power and understanding that this is a global picture. It isn't about us and them.
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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
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One of the prices that we pay for integration was the disintegration of the black community.
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It's like you have a child and you think, 'Everything that I've done up until this point is insignificant in comparison to being a father.' It's a beautiful, beautiful thing.
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Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think.
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A Constitution should be short and obscure.
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I'm very involved in the writing on every level.
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For me, temptation is life and I have a gargantuan appetite for everything.
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I figure no matter how old you are, it's always going to be your first marriage and no life experience is going to make you a better judge of who you should marry.
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I've had horrible days where you wake up with a zit, and you have to film, and it's terrible.
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A good hair day is when my curls are popping. Sometimes my curls and waves, they like to go a little wild sometimes. They have a mind of their own. But some days, they just fall right into place.
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It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom.
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Pilates is great.
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I never thought about being famous.
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My mother and father are very involved with music. It's completely part of their soul. They have an incredible record collection, all vinyl, of some of the best artists, in my eyes, that you can come across.
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I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But excellence is a competitive notion, and that is not what we are heading for: we are heading for perfection.
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I had the longest, biggest bowl cut. It looked like I had a perfectly straightened mop on the top of my head.
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I always follow the same idea: Start small and disrupt to create something big.
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The habit of collecting, of attachment to things, is an essential human trait. But Western civilization put collecting on a pedestal by inventing museums. Museums are about representing power. It could be the king's power or, later, people's power.
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You don't accomplish a lot by changing people's opinions by shoving facts down their throat. I think you change people's opinions by opening your heart up and showing the parallels between you and another person. That's how people's ideas shift.
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I am rich because I sell a lot of books, but it's not my drive.
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The problem is not that the PC you need always costs more than you can afford. The problem is that whatever the price, it is still too much.
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The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman...
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~[My daughter is] very artistic, but she's also a perfectionist. I feel a little bad: That's the part I see in her that's like me - and you don't want them to have that at age 5.
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I'm appalled that the word 'feminism' has been denigrated to a place of almost ridicule and I very passionately believe the word needs to be revalued and reintroduced with power and understanding that this is a global picture. It isn't about us and them.
