Ne-Yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith) Quotes
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A lot of labels are hiring a lot more accountants than people that know music.
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
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No decent career was ever founded on a public.
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Well into the 20th century, black people spoke of their flight from Mississippi in much the same manner as their runagate ancestors had.
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Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.
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One of the first serious attempts I made to write a novel was when I was in Grade 6 and I had read 'Matilda.' I wrote my own version and my teacher had it bound and permitted me to read it to the class - cementing my love of reading, writing and Roald Dahl!
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Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.
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Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.
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One of the biggest things that happens to many people when they have kids is that you suddenly realize that you're not going to last forever. You know there is another generation who are the heroes of their own stories, and that is humbling.
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A lot of what acting is paying attention.
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A sociopath doesn't warm up their environment, doesn't make it cozy. They don't have to; when they're not performing, when they're not manipulating, when they're all alone, there's nothing.
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A woman simply is, but a man must become.
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No war is inevitable until it breaks out.
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To me, my business is my life.
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It is well known that Turkey has more imprisoned journalists than any other country, but as a result of the chilling effect of these prosecutions on the press, many stories never make the news.
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Being an economist is the least ethical profession, closer to charlatanism than any science.
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Monetary policy is like juggling six balls... it is not 'interest rate up, interest rate down.' There is the exchange rate, there are long term yields, there are short term yields, there is credit growth.
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My goal is always the same: to keep the other player from ever scoring a point. That doesn't always happen, but that's what I try for.
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You appreciate just being able to work because there are so many actors that aren't. You have to appreciate every single job just the same.
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I sleep as much as I want. I'll sleep, like, 11 hours, unless I'm working. Sometimes I do feel like, 'This is weird; I should just get up so I can fit into the world.' Then I'm like, 'Why?' I don't have a nine-to-five job.
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As our economy advances, our government and our laws need to modernize, too.
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I involve myself in an organisation called Tear Fund.
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I'm never going to complain about doing my job. I love what I do!
