Ashley Madekwe Quotes
Daphne Guinness, who makes couture seem wearable, is an icon who influences what I wear.
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The government of the German Democratic Republic rejects secret policies. It works for the people, and only the people, so it does not need to keep secrets like the warmongers.
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I never want to sound preachy about youth and feminism, but I feel like there aren't enough young people coming out about their concerns and opinions.
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Each of us becomes a new person as we re-describe the past.
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A busybody's work is never done.
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The loneliest, most down-on-his-luck person can have a dog who adores him. The most bitter, sour person can light up with joy when he sees his dog. It is magical and, as 'The Dog Master' reveals, it is biological - we evolved together.
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If I grew up in 'da hood,' it would make my story so much more interesting - if I had something to escape from. I had a pretty good life. My parents weren't rich; they weren't poor. I wasn't trying to escape from anything. It was always just the pursuit of something cooler.
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My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all.
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I think in a lot of network television, everyone's vaguely Protestant and doesn't really go to church so they can be 'relatable.'
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Everyone in the United States asks me about being a woman CEO. To be honest, it has had no impact on my career. While I was at BCG, it didn't matter whether you were a man or a woman. The only thing that mattered was that you were good at your job.
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We can all get behind feeding the poorest kids in school, right?
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I've studied a technique called the Sanford Miesner technique, that teaches you how to focus. It's mainly about daydreaming. And the technique's really about imaginary circumstances. Using your imagination to sort of daydream about stuff. It makes you emotional in a scene.
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Some girls like to say one thing and mean another. And me being who I am, I'm very straightforward. Everything is very black and white for me. I don't really like playing mind games.
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I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does.
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Politics - when it's not cynical, it can be a creation.
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What fascinated me, it was not the glory, but the contact with the public.
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The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.
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Where older religions promised heaven, the church of yoga promises quicker, more practical, earthly gratification, in the form of better heart rates and well-toned arms.
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Producers nowadays want item numbers. So I have penned one for this film. Cinema is the most effective way of creating awareness and spreading social message. Through this film I would like to convey the message of happiness, humanity and harmony.
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It's possible, you can never know, that the universe exists only for me. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.
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In theory, at least, all presidents are servants of the people who elected them. In the case of Barack Obama, it has seemed from the start that the idea as applied to him was more than mere metaphor. He is the first president in my lifetime whom the country felt obligated to remind that he know his place.
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I'm known as a strange, aloof kind of man. But all I'm doing is trying to protect myself and my work.
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Living in New York, you get a lot of confidence; when I go back to Michigan, I realise how obnoxious and demanding and straightforward I am.
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I think all writers are different. I've been with a few writers; they're all different.
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Daphne Guinness, who makes couture seem wearable, is an icon who influences what I wear.
