Lupita Nyong'o Quotes
Steve McQueen is a genius. And I think that word is overused, but I think with Steve it's rightly used. He's a genius.
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People look at stuff like 'Godzilla' and 'Avengers' and think I only do blockbusters, or however you wanna put it, but in reality, I can make double or triple what I got paid for 'Avengers' by doing other stuff - there are other options, but I don't want to work with this person or that person, and so I don't do it.
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The government forces you to give your money to things you don't believe in, to have your money go to projects that might be inherently immoral.
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He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
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I firmly believe, only because I've been doing this for so long, every show takes three years. 90% of them don't get three years. It just does. It takes a long time to build a community, build a friendship with your characters. It's hard for people to grasp on and make them care about you.
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Get yourself into every audition that you can. Even in those for smaller roles, you'll never know when someone may recommend you for a bigger one.
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From my very first day in the Mayor's office, I have worked closely with the Council members who share our vision of a city hall that really protects taxpayers and cares... yes... about the little things that make a big difference in people's lives.
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There is nothing like a dream to create the future.
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I discovered the slip dress, which I think is one of the more French things because when you take off your clothes, even when to go into a shop to buy something, or you're going to Riccardo Tisci to try on a suit, it's like having protection.
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Positive social emotions like compassion and empathy are generally good for us, and we want to encourage them. But do we know how to most reliably raise children to care about the suffering of other people? I'm not sure we do.
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I don't know what it means to be out there against the Olympics.
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I'm named after a computer and grew up really interested in them.
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The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again - and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife.
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I'm a professor. I know that people in research labs can do miraculous things if they're given the resources.
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I never got beaten up, because I was a wisecracking jokester. I could make a bully laugh before he delivered a punch.
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I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the right offer. Like anyone, I want something that turns me on inside.
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I strongly support an 'all-of-the-above' energy policy that includes additional development of wind, clean coal, and bio-fuels.
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I paid for my name a lot when I was growing up because other kids teased me.
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If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
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The people in my district don't call me 'congressman' - doesn't matter how old they are, they call me 'Jack.' They see me at the grocery store, at soccer games.
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What I see is not a world of male oppression and female victimization but an international conspiracy by women to keep from men the knowledge of men's own frailty. A strange maternal protectiveness is at work.
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There is always work, and tools to work withal, for those, who will.
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When we ponder His voluntary atonement, any sense of sacrifice on our part becomes completely overshadowed by a profound sense of gratitude for the privilege of serving Him.
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Each day, you get an ounce more confidence. When we're playing like we are, there's no reason not to.
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Steve McQueen is a genius. And I think that word is overused, but I think with Steve it's rightly used. He's a genius.
