Annie Lennox Quotes
Those in the developing world have so few rights - we take a lot for granted in the developed world.
Quotes to Explore
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
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I am happy with all the films I've done. I have not become the victim of an image. I have managed to do different roles, and I am proud of that.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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I never sell a book. I sell myself. And the way to sell yourself is to be an instrument of love.
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I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.
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I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
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I would ask my mother to show me how to walk - and she did show me. That's why I think it's funny when people say, 'Did so-and-so teach you how to walk?' And I always say, 'You must be talking about my mother, because it was my mother who taught me how to walk.'
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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I focus on supporting high quality early childhood health care and education. By betting my resources on very young children, I know I'm making an investment that pays guaranteed dividends with a high rate of return.
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Almost every Monday I have a charity thing. I like that. I do.
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I am an artist who works with Lego.
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With evolution, things are always changing, so I sort of think: Should we all be growing three heads?
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I eat super clean and am always watching what I eat.
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Sometimes my schedule doesn't allow time to go to the hotel after I get off the plane, so I bring my Freebird boots or my old school Adidas shell-toes to throw on after I land.
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I've got to sing for Pops; I've got to keep my father's legacy alive because he started all of this. So I started calling people, and nobody would give me a chance, but I didn't let that stop me. I took money out the bank and I started making me a record, and I did it in this guy's basement.
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The Outsider may be an artist, but the artist is not necessarily an Outsider.
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God surrounded me with the right team, with the team that I needed to help me exercise all of my ideas. You need that. You need that army, you need that force.
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For me, there's nothing more masculine than when I'm completely in control of my body and can call upon my body to do whatever I want it to do.
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Those in the developing world have so few rights - we take a lot for granted in the developed world.
