Cynthia Robinson Quotes
If you're a musician, there's no instrument that can be withheld from you. If you're drawn to it, develop the talent for it.
Quotes to Explore
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Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?
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When the dollar was separated entirely from gold in 1971, it ceased being the official IMF world currency and finally had to compete with other currencies... From that point forward, its value increasingly became discounted.
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From the stage, I can reach a large audience, and you learn from being on stage how much a song reaches, what extent of the crowd a song can reach. I write in a way that can reach most of the audience, but I also wanted to have truly intimate moments as well, many intimate moments, more so than the big moments.
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My mum was a nurse, and her passion was geriatric care. I used to love listening to the old people's stories in her nursing home and picturing myself in their place. They'd say, 'I went to school in a horse and cart,' and I'd just think 'Wow!' I'd picture myself in their place - acting was a natural progression.
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It was always in the back of my mind while we were working on the first year of 'Rookie' that we'd do a print version at some point.
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I go into military communities and do fundraisers and that kind of thing with the band, because I know that the music can help do a lot of things. It can bring communities together, it can raise awareness... and it entertains.
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I'm exchanging molecules every 30 days with the natural world and in a spiritual sense I know I am a part of it and take my photographs from that emotional feeling within me, rather than from an emotional distance as a spectator.
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What's amazing is that so many leaders who value teamwork will tolerate people who aren't humble. They reluctantly hire self-centred people and then justify it because those people have desired skills.
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Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling.
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It really matters whether people are working on generating clean energy or improving transportation or making the Internet work better and all those things. And small groups of people can have a really huge impact.
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I wanted to be a painter, somewhere between Abstract Expressionism and Pop.
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There are two things that I cannot live without: music and books. Caffeine isn't dignified enough to qualify.
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A society that respects women needs to elect leaders who care more about women's lives than they do about their or their company's bottom line.
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Damn referees, I'll miss them less than anybody.
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I try to space the floor and use my athletic ability to get to the rim... I try to get the best of both worlds.
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It was his father who had shrunk, who no longer had the power of the giant, of the god, to enfold him and keep him safe.
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Nothing is without cost. There is a price to all power, and it is not always obvious.
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Father, thanks for reaching out and lovingly,saying that you've always been proud of me,I needed to feel that so desperately,you're always alive inside of me.
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One of the epiphanies I had was that I got into publishing because I love literature.
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An’ I don’t want much outa life,I never wanted a mansion in the south.I just-a want to find someone sincereWho’d treat me like he talks,One good man.
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The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.
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I think for a lot of people, bowling is sort of a joke. But I love it, and it means a lot to me, so any chance to help promote it or celebrate it or not make the hackiest jokes - 'Bowlers are like plumbers and they wear the craziest shirts!' - I'm way into.
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Your word is your bond.
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If you're a musician, there's no instrument that can be withheld from you. If you're drawn to it, develop the talent for it.
