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 love it when a guy compliments my vibe.
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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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The problem with emotion was that it was clearly something important, but-at least according to the old philosophy-it was something to overcome.
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Name the book that made the biggest impression on you. I bet you read it before you hit puberty. In the time I've got left, I intend to write artistic books - for kids - because they're still open to new ideas.
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I've always had a complex about being taken seriously.
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I stopped loving my father a long time ago. What remained was the slavery to a pattern.
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If global oil prices or commodity prices are high, then it is bound to create inflation. So, we should not be too worried if the inflation is created by global commodity prices. When they come down, inflation will automatically come down.
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Miracles happen every day - I'm one!
