Aja Brown Quotes
The perpetuation of gangster rap has really put a negative image on the city of Compton... So I look forward to addressing that image, changing it and making it more accurate.
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I feel like I personally have been lucky.
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This is precisely why you choose to run for office and get elected. You're asking the people to let you be their voice. I don't think there is a more powerful and intense experience than the opportunity to be the voice of the 307 million people living in this country.
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Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars.
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For twenty years, Islamic Jihadists have been attacking American interests around the world and we did not take them seriously until September 11th, 2001.
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You want your coach's blessing.
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On a personal level, I love the idea of hosting an awards show. I think that sounds like kind of a fun thing to do.
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I started at the age of 8 and have been lucky to be still working.
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I can't even be around children. It's a problem. My ovaries start screaming.
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The main reason I backed DeepMind was strategic: I see my role as bridging the AI research and AI safety communities.
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I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift and that studios will employ more women to handle strong and interesting material.
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I think I'm a good judge of character.
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I go on a good many adventure-type trips. Whenever I go on one, it's always potentially going to be the setting for one of my books. I pay more attention to certain aspects than some other people might. Sometimes I use them, sometimes I don't. Most of the books I write are based on experiences I've had to some extent.
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My mother left me for seven years in an orphanage.
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I wouldn't say that I am one of the greatest dancers, but I am really quite good at what I do.
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In 2010, I was doing pretty well. I was going to go to graduate school.
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It's hard for me to generalize about kids and divorce. I think every family's experience is different; some kids are devastated by it, others relieved, and so forth, no matter what generation they're from.
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My connection with Basquiat was really in Los Angeles, which really was a whole different world to what he was experiencing in New York.
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I have some sweets now and then, but I wouldn't say I have a major sweet tooth.
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You try things on in life. You wear them for a while, and you see what's next.
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My favorite big city would have to be Chicago. I lived in Indiana for several years and would always go into the city with my family for Cubs games or to visit the aquarium and museums on field trips.
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This is hip-hop. If you've got something you want to rap about, just rap about it, man.
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In 1900, as the immigrants come down the gangplank into Jersey City, they expect the streets to be paved with gold, and they were only paved with gold in Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz,' of course.
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The perpetuation of gangster rap has really put a negative image on the city of Compton... So I look forward to addressing that image, changing it and making it more accurate.
