Lupita Nyong'o Quotes
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Ever since I was a child, I would start crying seeing anyone in pain.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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Trust is something I know has to be earned whether you're a husband, a father, or a congressman.
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What any writer hopes for is that the reader will stick with you to the end of the contract and that there is a level of submission on the reader's part.
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We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development.
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When you're out grocery shopping for your family, maybe you can put a can of cat or dog food in your cart and bring it to an animal relief center.
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As a girl who was raised on the idea that we should give back to our community as much as possible, I believe that we have more power than we think when it comes to making change.
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My wife will tell you that if you feel my hands before I walk on for a performance, you could chill a bottle of wine.
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When you're with your club team, every week you have a performance to judge. But when you're with the national team, it's a little different because you might not play for three or four months at a time. Things change constantly.
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I feel I will always have that spirit bear with me, so I will always feel protected.
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I usually speak with all my drummers so that I write my songs with them in mind, and we'll have bass sounds, choir sounds, and then you can multi-task with all these orchestral sounds. Through the magic medium of technology, I can play all kinds of sounds - double bass and stuff.
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I'm tired of fighting. I've always known that I can't be an action star all my life.
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Abstract anger is great for rhetorical carrying on. You can go on endlessly about the post office, but it doesn't mean you're mad at your mailman.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love.
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Typically, a book takes me about a year to write.
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I date, but the person I date most is myself, unfortunately.
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I had spent five years not earning a penny, getting rejected. Thank God I had a husband who was supportive and encouraging. But I still said to myself, 'If the Everleighs doesn't sell, I'm finished with writing forever.' I was going to get an office job.
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My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total. I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution.
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All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.
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I went through so many phases because I moved schools a lot. I grew up primarily in Connecticut, but also here in L.A. for five years.
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I used to love going and playing jam sessions, doing things spontaneously. I can't do that anymore. Everything you do is documented, nothing is casual anymore.
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President George Washington used to wear a wig and make-up. I mean, c'mon, if he could do it, I can do it.
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Personally, I don't ever want to depend on makeup to feel beautiful.
