Lupita Nyong'o Quotes
Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life.
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When I was 13, I had these episodes where I could just see the world without any words attached to it, without any associations. It was a little bit spooky. A lot of people might have even thought it was pathological. I thought it was interesting.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to 14 years old - take the opportunity to get more involved in their health and fitness. We need more kids to be more active.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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Creating things sometimes is difficult.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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I went on to Harvard and got very interested in computers and studying the earth's landscape.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
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I've got a PowerPoint deck that I use for internal presentations, and there's a slide on it that asks, 'What percentage of your game is combat versus exploration versus puzzle solving versus platforming,' and I refuse to answer that question.
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The entrepreneurial bug had already bitten my son Ankur by the time he got to college. As a lifelong entrepreneur, I certainly didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm by telling him he couldn't do it, but I also wanted to make sure it was balanced with the proper attention to his studies.
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When I arrived at Barcelona, I was following a dream, but I now realize sometimes it's better to be content with what you have rather than follow a dream which nearly kills you.
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There's not some idea I'm going to create a work that's going to change everybody's consciousness.
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The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.
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I think my best friend is dry shampoo and dry texturizer spray.
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I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.
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I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.
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Most organisms have loads of junk DNA - less pejoratively, noncoding DNA - cluttering their cells.
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I used to like going out so much, and now I can't get myself to leave home.
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When human beings stop progressing at an endeavor, they stop enjoying it and move on to something else. Not golfers. Masochists, all of them.
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Every movie that I do, if you analyze the stories, you can notice that in each story, that within the movie after the first 15 minutes, it could fall apart. Or every 10 minutes it has the chance that you lose the thread. On the other hand, if you succeed in putting them together, then the movie looks spontaneous and more like cinema.
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It is our job to ensure everyone feels included and empowered. We are living in a world that is increasingly diverse, and part of helping kids develop and be those successful leaders of tomorrow is helping them learn how to embrace multiculturalism and diversity.
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The function of the university is not simply to teach bread-winning, or to furnish teachers for the public schools or to be a centre of polite society; it is, above all, to be the organ of that fine adjustment between real life and the growing knowledge of life, an adjustment which forms the secret of civilization.
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Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life.
