M.I.A. Quotes
My dad grew up in a mud hut and studied by candlelight. He was 14 when he got a scholarship to Russia. He was super clever - the cleverest person. He landed in 5ft of snow, and was alone at 14, studying science and engineering. He didn't have a bed, and he slept on a table.
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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Up until the end of the Bush Administration, there was indifference to the North Korean suffering under Kim Jong-Il.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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I do feel that the boys are getting left out. Girls will read boys' books, but boys won't read girls' books. If you're writing for a girl, you've got most of the audience on your side anyway.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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I like '50s and '60s American art. I have 85 or 90 Warhols.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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At some particular time, when I was 14 years old, I've done something that people didn't expect.
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I put Tabasco sauce over everything. Or I put it on pretty much anything that wouldn't taste gross - I mean, I wouldn't put it on salad, but I like it on fried chicken, nachos... a lot of stuff.
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I try to eat healthy. But sometimes, though, I eat cheeseburgers. That's good for the soul. I make sure to balance everything out. I drink tons of water.
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I grew up thinking it was wonderful to be big and strong and to be able to knock down other children in the playground if I needed to. But I never felt the need.
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Your man Daddy Yankee, some black and white people who know what's going on in the 'hood and the clubs are supporting him and loving him. But he's speaking Spanish, and he's speaking directly to the Latino people, and the people who know the language really dig it.
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If I'm elected president, we will repeal every word of Obamacare.
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I would love to continue working on animated films. Yeah, those are my ambitions. No doubt.
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No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor.
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Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.
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Americans should never believe, even incorrectly, that one's criminal activity will go unpunished simply because it was committed on behalf of a corporation.
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On September 11 last year international terrorism entered a new dimension.
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The Army was my bread and butter.
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My family background has always been very supportive. They're going to be there for me no matter what.
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I'm really focused when I'm working out, so I don't really listen to music. I like to listen to music after, because it's like, 'Yeah! I finished! Let's party!'
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I focus on the elements of a movie that are meant to invisibly affect me as a viewer. The edges. As an author, I'm aware of how the subconscious things can pluck at a reader's emotions, and I love it when filmmakers do the same.
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I believe America's chief strategic vulnerability is our dependence on imported petroleum.
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My dad grew up in a mud hut and studied by candlelight. He was 14 when he got a scholarship to Russia. He was super clever - the cleverest person. He landed in 5ft of snow, and was alone at 14, studying science and engineering. He didn't have a bed, and he slept on a table.
