Adriana Trigiani Quotes
I understand how a first impression is often just that: a quick snapshot that, on its own merit, is meaningless.
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I like to have fun, just stay relaxed.
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I find very often people like to confront rumors. It depends on how much they trust you. And you have to have a line between what is tasteful and what isn't.
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When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers.
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I wonder now how tough you have to be to get big things done.
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I fell in love with acting, just going to a lot of plays. My parents went to a lot of plays, and I went to a lot of schools that would get plays for kids.
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It's really not about me. At the end of the day, God willing, I'll have another 40 or 50 years on this planet, and what I'm saying to myself is, 'What do I want to leave here?'
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I remember, around age three, peas growing in the back garden. Pinching them from their pods and popping them in the mouth was my first realisation that food came from somewhere other than a shelf.
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I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
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The human genome contains so much data that, it has been calculated, it would fill 43 volumes of Webster's International Dictionary.
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To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture.
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I've always been supportive of the right of Israel as a state, and I've always fought against anti-Semitism, even in my own community.
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Character development is what I value most as a reader of fiction. If an author can manage to create the sort of characters who feel fully real, who I find myself worrying about while I'm walking through the grocery store aisles a week later, that to me is as close to perfection as it gets.
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I am really addicted to music.
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Terrorism is not new to black people.
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I'm proud to be here as a man that has played first base more than anybody in the game of baseball.
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If I was a woman, I would be dressed in the same thing for a month and just change my hat and gloves. Maybe my shoes too; yes, I see what you mean but, really, it's jewels that change an outfit.
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When we think back at our youth, we always remember the feeling of freedom... that you actually believe in the world. Even if it goes well for you in life, you can never attain that freedom in your imagination of what you think life could be. We are tainted.
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I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.
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The Guardian's 'Word of Mouth' blog bridges the gap between blogging and serious food journalism.
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In our system of government, an opposition party doesn't have the ability to pass legislation, but it has the ability to massively screw things up.
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I feel pretty good about having an experienced guy like John back there. He's been through some battles before, and we'll need him to lead us through some more battles when we start our season. I'm counting on John to do some good things for us and get us prepared.
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I love the idea of the street vibe, having folks together, out in the street at midnight.
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I understand how a first impression is often just that: a quick snapshot that, on its own merit, is meaningless.
