Kiesa Rae Ellestad (Kiesza) Quotes
My sound definitely pays a lot of homage to the Nineties, but not just the dance music. There's also breakbeats, R&B, the big ballads. It's that whole era infused with very modern sounds.
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North Korea is not an undeveloped country; it is a country that has fallen out of the developed world.
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I took my acting very seriously. I did over 40 films, and naturally, some of them were called B-movies because the woman was at the top of the billing. Women couldn't star in their own movies.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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There's nobody else that can double me - except for a doll.
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Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down and hear me, that might take some of the shine off their bliss.
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I used to never feel pressure to be creative; it's always just been a fun thing. And then suddenly, it's my job, and people are asking, 'Where's the record?'
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.
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If the Soviet Union and the United States have not experienced direct military confrontations, on the other hand, they supported, armed and trained Africans, to fight other Africans.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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Fixing a broken immigration system. Protecting our kids from gun violence. Equal pay for equal work, paid leave, raising the minimum wage. All these things still matter to hardworking families; they are still the right thing to do; and I will not let up until they get done.
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Latin music has many international influences - pop, rock, country, Brazilian sounds, and alternative styles.
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I often look at places and kind of mentally convert them to fantasy versions of themselves.
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Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable.
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Love is a credulous thing.
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America has absorbed people from around the world, and there is an Indian in every part of the world. This characterizes both the societies. Indians and Americans have co-existed in their natural temperament.
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I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.
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I know I should keep this a secret, but Celine Dion is something of an icon to me.
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I think Shakespeare is really the one. Words as music and music as words. Everything he wrote was good, which is really frightening.
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If I can't have a revolution, what is there to dance about.
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I always jump at the chance to mentor kids when it comes to music.
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The dumbing down of elementary and secondary education has made its way to the collegiate level; too many unprepared students are admitted despite their inability to do college-level work.
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My sound definitely pays a lot of homage to the Nineties, but not just the dance music. There's also breakbeats, R&B, the big ballads. It's that whole era infused with very modern sounds.
