Anzia Yezierska Quotes
I'm very keen on making the world a better place, whether that's changing people's attitudes or giving people the confidence to be who they are.
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We have groups that do that, but I can't rap with the mentality of an 18 year old when I'm in my 30's.
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All the girls today want to be famous, but they haven't earned their spurs.
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I don't think there's any formula for what makes great art.
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Ecuador is a country which defends the right to life.
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I started cooking seven years ago for real, and I started with pasta, and lasagna and roast chicken. Very normal American dishes. When I turned on Food Network, or any sort of cooking channel, that's what people were making. So that's where your education comes from.
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I am a Christian guy. And I am kind of quiet about it because I want people to take me seriously before I throw something that serious in their face.
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Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.
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My uncles and other relatives are against encouraging girls in every aspect, and that includes sports. I hardly interact with them. My parents are more open. They back me all the way.
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Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.
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Part of the reason for moving to New York was the sense that it just didn't matter how much work I did in England, I continued to be seen simply as a Redgrave. I did feel I could be who I am in New York and we all like to feel appreciated.
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Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
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I will say I remember the best thing in terms of publicity was being on the cover of Newsweek.
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In poetry, I have, since very young, loved poetry in translation. The Chinese, the French, the Russians, Italians, Indians and early Celts: the formality of the translator's voice, their measured breath and anxiety moves me as it lingers over the original.
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I told my kids when they were little, 'Look, kids, your mother and I are screwing you up somehow. We don't understand how, or we wouldn't do it. But we're parents. So somehow we're damaging you, and I want you to know that early. So just ignore me when I go to that part of my parenting.'
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Eventually, I decided that if I was going to really write a novel, I couldn't do it in New York City while holding down a job. You need a constant money source to live in New York City unless you're independently wealthy, which I'm not.
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I base jumped off one of the highest buildings in the world.
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My very first job was a cashier at Burger King in Tucson, Arizona. And I occasionally worked the drive-thru. I'd go wherever I was needed! My second job was at Dairy Queen. I stayed in the fast food royalty.
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My favorite subject was either English or History. I had a really awesome high school education.
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I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once.
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It's fascinating to be in a place where no one has ever heard of me.
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I've always been blessed with confidence. I am a glass-half-full person. My first movie, 'Private Benjamin,' got turned down by every studio until the very last one, but I just kept thinking, 'Why are you people not seeing that this is a hit movie? What is wrong with you?'
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I am a contradiction myself. I'm always looking for something that scares me because when I'm not scared, I'm not stimulated.
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Don't make your journey through life harder by placing rules on yourself like, 'I can't get married till I get promoted to your dream job.'
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I'm very keen on making the world a better place, whether that's changing people's attitudes or giving people the confidence to be who they are.
