Tionne Watkins Quotes
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I really wasn't even sure if I should continue acting. I would like try and figure out if I could be good enough to do it. It was like 10 or 12 years into my career before I felt like maybe I can do it. It was such a different time than now.
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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People think I'm just an old Luddite, but that's untrue. I buy every new gizmo as it comes out, play with it until I understand how it works, and then give it away.
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'I Will Follow' is a celebration of life. Sometimes when you lose something, you understand its value more than when you had it. The same is true for life.
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The mandate we have as Jews is for the story of the Exodus from Egypt to be retold every generation.
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I never quite toed the line. I was a bit disruptive. All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.' And now, that's what I do for a living.
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I became a member of the faculty at Northwestern University in 1965 but did not complete my thesis until two years later at a graduate ceremony at which Carnegie Institute of Technology became Carnegie-Mellon University. At Northwestern, I was mentored by the 'three Bobs:' Robert Eisner, Robert Strotz and Robert Clower.
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I hibernate. I hibernate until the next project takes shape in my mind.
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I consider myself very lucky, essentially - I was put into a pop group even though my musical taste was very niche before.
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Before I turned vegetarian, I used to often cook seafood or my favourite breakfast of eggs and bacon. Now, I love making pulao or rice with lots of spices and vegetables.
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When I see old photos of me on the beach I don't look too bad... but it's hard trying to breathe in for such a long time when I spot the photographers!
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I spent four years doing a doctorate in postmodern American literature. I can recognize it when I see it.
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I usually play big and mean, big and stupid, or big and funny.
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One of my favorite things to make is homemade sushi. I know how to make the rolls and it's really fun to do.
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It is important that we women use our position as a platform to influence for good.
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Technology is a nerdy field. That's why I called myself a 'geek.' It requires a lot of training and encouragement at a very young age.
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Hugh Grant is the main man. He's the number one romantic comedy man in the world.
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It is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim.
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The very first things that I did, even in theater, were bad guys. They are meaty roles for the most part. With the bad guy you have more freedom to experiment and go further out than with a good guy.
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Without Hitler, the State of Israel probably would not exist today. To that extent he was probably the Jews' greatest friend.
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The problem is the way we let our desires stand in the way of our enjoyment of what we already have.
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At Oxford University, I studied languages so I could read the great novels as they were originally written. I took what in the United States would be a double major in Russian and French, but I have to admit that the pressure of getting through so many books spoiled reading for me.
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A philosopher is a man who can look at an empty glass with a smile.
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Miracles happen every day - I'm one!
