Laura Osnes Quotes
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I would just die if some little girl saw me jump into bed with someone in the movies, and then she did it and got AIDS and died.
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No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.
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It is impossible to divide the interest of a country and a company that works on its soil.
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I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
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We sit and read the paper in conjunction with having a little breakfast. Usually fruit salad, or I make myself a smoothie with rice milk, coconut water and yogurt.
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I think that it's important for every single person, no matter what they do in life, to participate in the well-being of humanity and the planet. Don't let a year go by knowing you didn't make an effort to do something - no matter how small - outside your own problems and drama.
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I got addicted to Tetris, playing it in my basement, I was missing all these airplane flights over it. After the fourth one that I missed, I realized I needed to get rid of this thing - so ever since then, I don't play video games any more.
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The first step... shall be to lose the way.
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When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers.
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You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one.
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I grew up without the rose-tinted look at the profession many of my friends had, but I've been very lucky playing major roles in 'An Ideal Husband', 'Arcadia' and 'The Memory of Water'.
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The only person I'd cry if I met would be Beyonce.
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But I think my mistakes became the chemistry for my miracles. I think that my tests became my testimonies.
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DMs are a lot like email - and should have the same privacy protections as a mailed letter.
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I have seen in my life, I have struggled so much. I did not get support from anyone.
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The gap in education in this country, the unfairness of the schools, is one of the great unfairness in this society.
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I never thought I'd live this long. It sounds funny because I still think of myself as a kid.
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For a long time I have been thinking about affordable fashion - you can be disappointed when not so many people can wear your stuff.
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I think part of my reputation has to do with the difficult roles I've played. Actors do tend to get identified with their characters.
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Many years ago Rudyard Kipling gave an address at McGill University in Montreal. He said one striking thing which deserves to be remembered. Warning the students against an over-concern for money, or position, or glory, he said: 'Some day you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.'
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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 don't think you can mix classical music and reggae. It's not possible. But some producer in, like, Norway is going to put it together.
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The role of the government is not to solve religious or sectarian or ethnic problems. These are age-old. I don't think any government of the day can solve all differences. But the government of the day can deliver to our citizens and show our citizens that they are equal in front of the law.
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That's the ideal. Not to get stuck in a rut playing the same role.
