Adele Quotes
I don't care if you're black, white, short, tall, skinny, rich or poor. If you respect me I'll respect you.
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I pledged to become the world's greatest expert in a field I knew nothing about.
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The only reason I would stay away from a period piece is because sometimes the women are painted in a very stereotypical weakling, wallflower way - that's something I don't want to do. I want to show strength in the women I play, and a journey of some sort.
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It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.
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I often get mistaken for Dumbledore. One wizard is very much like another.
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For ages, I had this mullet until someone on the street stopped me and said, 'Darling, can I cut your hair for free? Because you look a bit weird.'
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I play Nitin Sawhney's 'Letting Go' repeatedly, nonstop. I find it transformative. I'm so glad iPods were invented so I didn't have to drive everyone around me mad with the repetition.
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I used to be obsessed with race. I'm more obsessed with class now.
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You don't try to do more than you should.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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Dancing is a very healthy thing to do for our body.
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Take, for example, the African jungle, the home of the cheetah. On whom does the cheetah prey? The old, the sick, the wounded, the weak, the very young, but never the strong. Lesson: If you would not be prey, you had better be strong.
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What you look like, whether you're Brad Pitt or Charles Laughton, is significant for actors.
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Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.
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I have made it a rule for a long time, not to part with the copyright of my drawings, for I have been so copied, my drawings reproduced and sold for advertisements and done in ways I hate.
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I actually like getting out of my comfort zone. It shakes me up.
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Soon, I'll be like all the others. The time will come for all of us, but the ideas of the Cuban Communists will remain.
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It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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The musical has always been in jeopardy - until - or was in jeopardy until it was realised that it is probably the safest living theatre art form.
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My basis of morality is this: does this action enhance life, or does it denigrate life? Does it build up or does it tear down?
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While many applauded Oprah for opening her heart to young girls in South Africa, some criticized her for not investing in the youth of America.
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Early in the morning, it's super tough for me to eat right away, but I still need energy for practice. I try to start out with a protein smoothie, a green juice, or some sort of fruit.
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There's a difference between people who do hurtful things because they're evil and people who do bad things because of their circumstances.
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My mother was a librarian, and she worked at the Black Resource Center in South Central Los Angeles and would call me to tell me stories that she read about that were interesting to her.
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I don't care if you're black, white, short, tall, skinny, rich or poor. If you respect me I'll respect you.
