M.I.A. Quotes
It's interesting, because I named my first album after my dad because I wanted to find him. My second album was named after my mom because I felt like I learned all my creative talents I learned from her. All the survival stuff, too. And then the next album is 'Maya,' which is not my real name. It's fake.
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I've been married over 50 years of my life.
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I'm a mother of three. I don't really have the time to put very elaborate outfits together, so I keep it casual but dress it up with shoes, a bag, and jewellery.
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I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.
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People should know what they want, not just what they don't want.
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Our children and grandchildren are not going to have the same standard of living unless we educate that workforce.
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Working with people from all walks of life, from full-time moms to CEOs at large companies, I've distilled many universal truths about success. There's a secret I've learned that works quite well at helping you to achieve what you want: Decide what you want.
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Shakespeare's villains are fabulous because none of them know that they are villains. Well, sometimes they do.
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Buying a matching blouse and skirt from the same store is a crime. A clever mix of chic and cheap hits the jackpot. Know how to mix styles and labels.
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I watch a lot of home stuff; I like seeing things go from one thing to another and get fixed up.
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Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone it can ever regain independence and freedom.
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Families are families. We've all got them, more or less, and we all know what it's like to be bullied by another generation.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest.
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I think it's the responsibility of a major opera house not only to cultivate debate and get people thinking, but also to be interfaced with things that challenge them. To challenge its audience and not just deliver things that they know, even though some of those things are wonderful.
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The problem with forbearance is that it always looks like a good thing to do until it stops working.
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Common man is always benefited by a rate cut.
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I'm proud to be part of the resistance.
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I try to get away and take my motorcycle on a ride whenever I can. I'll take my bike out before the show and just cruise.
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It's one-of-a-kind, because some people would die to have the family I do.
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It's always tough when you're fighting with your husband on the court.
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When my dad died, my world crumbled.
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I'm a real soft, sentimental guy who dreams up decapitations.
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When I work in English, I'd say I don't see a big difference in my rapport with my team or the actors. When I work in English or French, the music of the language is different, but beyond that music, in the depths, it's the same.
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It's interesting, because I named my first album after my dad because I wanted to find him. My second album was named after my mom because I felt like I learned all my creative talents I learned from her. All the survival stuff, too. And then the next album is 'Maya,' which is not my real name. It's fake.
