Margarita Simonyan Quotes
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Born with blue spectacles, you would think the world was blue and never be conscious of the existence of the distorting glass.
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I feel at home in a lot of places, but I am truly an African-American.
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Just as water is a key ingredient to growth on the farm, capital is required for businesses to thrive.
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I still consider myself a working-class girl and would send my kids to public school.
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Baking is my pastime. I just love creating things. But it's not what I want to do for a living. Acting is what I want to do.
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Love yourself instead of abusing yourself.
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Between Prince and my dad's fusion-jazz records, I didn't have a choice in being funky.
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People come over, and we watch things like 'The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.' I have a hot tub. Everybody puts on a bathing suit and we splash around.
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I think young people of all races are interested in justice; maybe not so much taxes and regulations, but they're interested in justice and the right to privacy on the Internet.
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Low interest rates are a big opportunity for investment. But the issue is that this money should go to the real economy, not the financial economy.
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The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.
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If you do like what you do, you're cooperating and sharing.
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Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.
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I mix things from my Somali culture and my American side.
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I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics.
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I follow the director's lead because they generally know more about the big picture, but I also trust that the director will give me enough freedom to play.
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Chelsea have made a good investment for me, but I did not put any pressure on them.
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In the three years since our nation began operations in Iraq, more than 2,500 Americans have been killed and more than 18,000 Americans have been seriously wounded.
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Melody is king, and don't you ever forget it. Lyrics appear to be out front, but they're not; they're just an accompanying factor. If they're good, you're really in good shape. Lyrics are written to be rewritten.
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I wanted to be a director and producer and writer, but in the early '40's the union wouldn't let you get through the gates. You couldn't get on a crew, or even learn to direct.
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I saw my dad doing it and thought to myself, 'I can do that.' I would be backstage watching him and running around the country with him singing to children. He would sing songs that taught children really good morals: like, 'Teaching Peace' was a song he used to sing to kids a lot.
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If all the media are singing one song, it gets dangerous; it really does.
