Ashley Nell Tipton Quotes
I'm representing for the plus-size community and the plus-size industry. It feels amazing to be able to be the voice that we need.
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I went from living in the Dominican Republic - every day, my mom and I would cook, or we'd go hang out with the kids - to flying a private jet to Chicago with Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid. People had champagne, and they were going to these amazing restaurants. It was a culture shock. It's important, I think, to have that. To see both sides.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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As a kid, I liked to write, but I didn't think that was a viable career choice. My dream, actually, was to be a white girl rapper and join Salt-N-Pepa - which obviously was a much more viable career choice.
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Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
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I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
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I can find God in nature, in animals, in birds and the environment.
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It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
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I don't want anybody to dictate to America how to decide our lives.
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I really don't see a reason why you wouldn't want to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. I mean, not only was He the greatest human being to ever walk the earth, He's everything that I want to strive for. He's everything that anyone should ever want to strive for.
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When I went into the Montreal Games, nobody expected much out of me.
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I'm a monomaniac with one goal: clean air from clean energy.
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There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.
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Are we not all desperate one way or another?
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When I first read 'The River,' I had theories on what it was about, but once we got into rehearsal, I realized it's much simpler: It's about how human beings try to connect. The play holds a mirror up to the audience, and they take from it what's relevant to their lives.
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Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
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Museums are western inventions where the rich and the powerful or the government and the state tend to exhibit the signs and symbol and images of their culture.
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Fifteen- to 30-year-olds are interested in all kinds of intelligent movies - it doesn't have to be a broad comedy or an action adventure for them to go see it.
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People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own two hands.
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Having other comedians complimenting my work is the biggest accolade that I can get.
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One would be lying if one didn't say that one had melodies that I keep in my back pocket.
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He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. That's where he's getting his power from. He's young and has great elasticity.
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I love having the Olympic Channel app on my phone because I can watch old gymnastics videos any time.
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When you're going into an employment environment that looks pretty scary, it is easy to lose your moral compass, your decency, your sense of civility and your sense of community.
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I'm representing for the plus-size community and the plus-size industry. It feels amazing to be able to be the voice that we need.
