Lupita Nyong'o Quotes
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him.
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The harder you work, the luckier you get.
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I have a love/hate relationship with just about everything, but certainly with America.
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I think that black people, to a degree, need to have a certain level of dexterity. If we want to be at the highest level of whatever our field is, we have to be able to navigate both worlds. We all just know that you gotta be able to put that suit on and have a conversation with people that don't look like you or your family.
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Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.
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I love the idea of thinking of cinema as not that far from music. A lot of my favourite movie makers, the way they move their cameras or the way they cut just feel very musical - even if the movies have no music in them at all.
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Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
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Nothing exists except through language.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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There are different sides to me; I wanted to make a personal film but I would not want to make any film that does not reflect me in it. At least, not right now. I'm just too young to be doing that.
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My schedule is so crazy.
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'Good English' is whatever educated people talk; so that what is good in one place or time would not be so in another.
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It is impossible for me to estimate how many of my early impressions of the world, correct and the opposite, came to me through newspapers. Homicide, adultery, no-hit pitching, and Balkanism were concepts that, left to my own devices, I would have encountered much later in life.
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I remember immediately - immediately - feeling like, 'I don't want to play 'We Are Young' when I'm 35. I don't want to be defined by this.'
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You shouldn't put your hands on a woman. Simple as that.
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My brother was a big marathoner. He was a great collegiate runner at Beloit College. He won his conference's races, and he did tons of marathons. I would go out and run with him every once in a while just to hang out with him.
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Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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Let's start working towards wellness, a healing in our community, a healing in relationships, so male and female can finally sit down and understand that that young boy or young girl saw behavior exhibited by their parents that was negative and abusive and they're going to pass it on.
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I always carry my camera with me.
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I love Rihanna's style. It's a good mix of streetwear and show wear, and I love her music, too. She's an incredible singer and performer.
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For me at this time in my life I recognize that everything is about moving closer to that which is God. And without a full, spiritual center - and I am not talking about religion, I am talking about without understanding the fullness from which you've come you can't really fulfill your supreme moment of destiny.
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Makeup isn't something I've worn a lot of in my life.
