M.I.A. Quotes
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I entered Harvard Medical School knowing nothing of research.
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During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes.
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I burp, I fart. I'm a real woman.
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We ought to have more women in various management positions, because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home.
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I am very happy my Olympic dream has come true.
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Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.
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I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?'
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A few months after NASA was formed, I was asked if I knew anyone who would like to set up a program in space astronomy.
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My celeb crush is Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She's hysterical, she's beautiful, and she seems like a normal person. I'm in love with her.
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Second place is just the first place loser.
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There's nowhere like Detroit; it's a modern necropolis: all these art deco masterpieces crumbling away.
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How long it takes to write a book depends on its length.
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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I was considered an ugly duckling.
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I think of myself as a producer who tries to bring the best out of everyone, whether that be an artist, songwriter or a publicist.
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I'd been ready too, because before Olympic Games, I wasn't compete in big competition like, World Championship, like European Championship. I just competed in national competition.
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If I find something funny and make an older woman laugh, I love that for some reason.
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When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy.
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If you go through any culture that has had wars, go to the bomb shelters, and you'll hear some amazing stories. Yes, it's a necessary thing that we actually both distract ourselves and it's a way to bond.
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I always knew I wanted to be a technologist, so I went to Duke and got a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. Really, I thought my goal in life was to be an inventor, a problem solver, so I thought I needed a Ph.D. to be good at inventions, but it turns out that you don't.
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That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.
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Manhattan seems pretty developed, you know what I mean? Like, it has peaked in culture.
