Nora Lum (Awkwafina) Quotes
I started with me as Awkwafina reciting 'Othello' monologues, and I'd send those to my friends. It started like that, and then it went into more music-y stuff.
Quotes to Explore
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Humans are a social species more than any other, and in order to build a community, which for some reason humans have to do in order to live, we have to solve the communication problem. Language is the tool that was invented to solve that problem.
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I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward.
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To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.
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It's not that that I'm not comfortable being naked, but when you grow up fat, you can't take away the shame or embarrassment even though you're a model. It's not just erased.
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You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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Today is either the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning. Today we are making history.
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I focus on supporting high quality early childhood health care and education. By betting my resources on very young children, I know I'm making an investment that pays guaranteed dividends with a high rate of return.
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Help is dangerous because it exists outside the human economy: the only payment for help is gratitude.
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He has a future and I have a past, so we should be all right.
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I've been very lucky.
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Before I begin talking about the threats we face, the vulnerabilities that we have, and frankly the courage of the men and women in uniform that stand in harm's way on behalf of a very grateful Nation, let me first honor the sacrifices of September 11.
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Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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I realize I have strength as an artist and professional by embracing my difference instead of what makes me the same.
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I was surprised by how much I liked 'Hacksaw Ridge' and its depth.
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Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.
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I had never seen much of Star Trek, or any other science fiction, before I was cast. But Seven's wonderful.
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We hope they become much more reachable. (This week's fair) was so haphazard and happened so quickly ... Getting the word out to them and managing to transport them down was the biggest logistical problem.
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Crises are harbingers of evolution.
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The real danger to Britain is a foreign policy that is isolationist in Europe and therefore weak in the rest of the world.
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Awards are great, as you get to meet up with friends and colleagues from your industry - a sort of reunion.
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I started with me as Awkwafina reciting 'Othello' monologues, and I'd send those to my friends. It started like that, and then it went into more music-y stuff.
