Joel Osteen Quotes
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I took my acting very seriously. I did over 40 films, and naturally, some of them were called B-movies because the woman was at the top of the billing. Women couldn't star in their own movies.
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I always wanted to do a bit of Bollywood and a bit of Hollywood.
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For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.
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I've always exuded some connection to my sexuality even as a kid. So to me, being sexy means staying connected to that part of me.
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I'm having the same problems today that I had when I first started, saying that outrageous adult animation works.
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I think people should know more of Africa in terms of its joie de vivre, its feeling for life. In spite of the images that one knows about Africa - the economic poverty, the corruption - there's a joy to living and a happiness in community, living together, in community life, which may be missing here in America.
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I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.
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I think that what I'd like to instil is that if you join the youth theatre, it's a gateway into greater career prospects.
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Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.
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I even lived on campus to get the college experience. I had five roommates and I still keep in touch with them while I'm on the road.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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Eventually, I decided that if I was going to really write a novel, I couldn't do it in New York City while holding down a job. You need a constant money source to live in New York City unless you're independently wealthy, which I'm not.
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The moment you enlist in the army of God, you personally become a target. You need to remember that if you're living for and walking with Jesus Christ, the powers of darkness are aligned against you.
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Our growing, robust economy is able to provide the average American citizen access to the best social program there is - a steady job.
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Sometimes I listen to music and I wonder how did they get certain sounds.
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I'm often accused of being prudish, but the opposite is true.
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Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women.
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Would you believe I never went to a hockey game when I was living in Canada?
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I'm not a natural story-teller. Put a keyboard in front of me and I'm fine, but stand me up in front of an audience and I'm actually quite shy and reserved.
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Everything we do is escapism, because we'll all be dead and everything we do is completely meaningless. Why brush your teeth? Why not be in the park with the bums passing a short dog? Why pay taxes, why get educated? Of course literature is an escape. You have to fill the hours.
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Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.
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Bottom line: I can relax in L.A. I think I'm the only person in that town who doesn't want to act. I was an OK singer. I was an OK dancer. But acting? Never could do it.
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If you don't let people flourish in their jobs, why are they going to stay?
