Kara DioGuardi Quotes
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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When the slaves left Africa, they left us this music. They left us blues.
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For me, songwriting starts with a melody. When a musician plays a chord progression, either the words and vocal melody come to me, or they don't. That's how I determine who to write with. It works, or it doesn't.
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There's a generation of people who've made their own money and are among the most generous people you would ever meet.
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For me, the greatest good fortune I have being raised by actors is I came in knowing that a career is the ebb and flow.
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People have these incredible expectations. So instead of being inspired by, say, Joni Mitchell's music, I look at it and say to myself, 'I'm going to quit - why would I think of writing or performing after listening to that?'
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Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
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I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates.
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New technologies such as solar systems or hybrid cars aren't created overnight. By extending these tax credits we are giving this industry time to grow, branch out and succeed.
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I did almost two years on 'One Life to Live,' so I was thinking, 'Oh yeah, I'm an actor now.'
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When I'm home, I'm Daddy, and everything is completely normal.
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In this business, it's easy for either your heart or your head to be swayed, and I try to always stay true to who I am.
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If you solve both the consumer problems and the corporate problems, you can win at this game. If you reinvent what a corporation is currently selling, it can often make the leap.
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We've heard from many teachers that they used episodes of Star Trek and concepts of Star Trek in their science classrooms in order to engage the students.
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When you read about the best places to work, it's never about salary; it's about catered lunches, the daycare - it's the cool stuff that matters.
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I will tell you with 100 percent confidence, Jon Jones is not deep in my head. The fact he actually thinks that, it makes me smile every day.
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If I had a choice, I'd rather be admired less and have my husband tormented less. I'd prefer that people concentrate on a fair assessment of him and his Presidency.
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Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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I've led this empty life for over forty years and now I can pass that heritage on and ensure that the misery will continue for at least one more generation.
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Fear may come true that which one is afraid of.
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Sheikh Hasina's government is one of the best Bangladesh has ever had. She is taking action against fundamentalists. But even she refused to let me return. I don't think I can ever return home.
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I got what I needed out of Princeton in 1 year, and I didn't think it was useful.
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For players to perform near their best every week is commendable.
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Some of the best songs that artists perform year after year are ones they hated.
