The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) Quotes
It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that there are people who can't or won't see what Black Lives Matter is trying to accomplish.
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Forget mung beans' reputation as healthy yet bland - used right, they soak up loads of flavour.
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You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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I have a lot of friends and fans in Canada and as a matter of fact I met a fan from there that came down to my office. It was nice and we took pictures and had a nice talk.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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Any woman who diets all the time can't help but be grouchy. Nobody can be amusing or entertaining on a diet.
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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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My dad is always there for me, and no matter how busy, he always makes it a point to answer my calls. I think he knows what is best for me better than me and is very involved in planning my career. Feel blessed to have a dad like him.
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Insults are the business of the court.
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Watch out for people who call themselves religious; make sure you know what they mean-make sure they know what they mean!
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Rio in four years; I've got more inspiration in the last two, three weeks. I'm sure I'm going to get more in the Paralympics in the next coming weeks, so by the end of this season, I'm going to take a month off, and then the next four years is going to be good.
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My mother was one of the most dynamic and brilliant women I have ever known. She was also mercurial and unfocused.
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'Broadchurch' is very different, but it's equally as good as 'The Killing' - if not better.
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I began by listening to my mother's collection of Amelita Galli-Curci and Lily Pons records, and then was taken (at age eight) to hear Pons at a Met performance of Lakme. It was at that moment that I decided to become an opera star. Not just an opera singer, but an opera star!
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It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that there are people who can't or won't see what Black Lives Matter is trying to accomplish.
