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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A lot of what acting is paying attention.
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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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I'm afraid of the dark, so I have a lot of night-lights.
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I've never yet managed to write a novel which didn't have an Indian central character.
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I'd like to open an animal orphanage in Kenya. I do a lot of work for Born Free.
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The hardest thing about my job isn't the snake bites or the crocodiles, it's being away from my children. I have a really religious satellite phone call every day back to the boys, wherever we are, whatever time zone, to say goodnight.
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Evangelism is not a professional job for a few trained men, but is instead the unrelenting responsibility of every person who belongs to the company of Jesus.
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I've never left them to go do a film. No, we all go together. I could never leave them. My kids are my whole world.
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I think it's probably a good lesson for other people to follow - to not always make the decision that's popular for others, but to do what you feel like is the right thing to do.
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I'm never going to complain about doing my job. I love what I do!
