The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) Quotes
I couldn't ever go back home without being something. I probably would never have gone back home. That was definitely a big motivation. To get back home, and not empty-handed.

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Anonymity breeds meanness.
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I have to remember that winning an Oscar is an almost unbelievable goal and that it is an honour just to be nominated.
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I want to write novels, and I want to write and direct theater.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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I was at one time a football wife, and there is a certain level of bonding that happens between women who are the wives of football players.
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The power of Twitter still never ceases to amaze me.
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Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her grace is in her frailty.
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My dad would pick me up every other Friday at 6 o'clock and drop me off every Sunday at 6 o'clock, and I remember those last couple hours, like around 4 o'clock, my dad would get kind of sad because he knew that he was about to not see me for two more weeks.
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Politics is the womb in which war develops.
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Every child should at least grow up in family rather than without one.
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I was looking for what was coming from a man's soul and a man's conviction. I didn't care about his past. If it was innate and natural and felt good to him and it communicated.
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I tell my students, even if you are an opinion journalist, your opinion should be based on facts.
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Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.
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I don't know what I was expecting or what I was dreaming about the xx accomplishing.
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Music is such a part of my soul.
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I started classes and it wasn't because I was like, 'I want to be an actor!' - I was really interested in the theory of what acting can be and what it's about. It's all about living in the moment and kind of being present, which is something that at that time in my life I really wanted to explore.
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I know some people say I can be funny. But there is always a deeper meaning to what I say. I am a socialist at heart and have the interests of the poor in mind. When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life.
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There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It's just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me.
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I love to write, to sing, to make music. Not to act: I am horrible.
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I am very organic; I eat a lot of seeds. At home in the morning, I eat muesli with a banana. At noon, I mix a little bit of all the seeds I can find. I love quinoa. It's great - it cooks like rice and is better than caviar.
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You know what, rip me off once, shame on me. But twice? I'm coming after you and taking back what's mine.
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I'm very responsible. And with ability you have to have responsibility. I'm not perfect. But you have to make sure that your children will know that daddy makes mistakes.
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I want to do a romantic comedy. Like a 'When Harry Met Sally' romantic comedy... A really sweet, show-my-vulnerability kind of role.
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I couldn't ever go back home without being something. I probably would never have gone back home. That was definitely a big motivation. To get back home, and not empty-handed.