Valerie Azlynn Quotes
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I'm a very feminine person, but I have this hard shell, man, and I stay focused and don't take things personally.
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Every man must wear out at least one pair of fools shoes.
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The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington – wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.
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I'm the worst at picking what movies are going to do well. I have no idea. I'm really surprised if a movie I like does well.
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Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.
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I really like performing for people.
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Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up.
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I like risky stuff.
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I don't like getting out when I could be painting. And when I'm painting, I don't want anybody else around.
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I don't like celebrities; I don't hang out with them; I don't relate to that life.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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Dontel Benjamin on 'Eastbound' is a loud-mouth, braggadocios, crazy man, while Roy on 'Rake' is a very deliberate, thoughtful man, and he doesn't scream a lot.
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There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height.
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Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint.
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.
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Songwriter friends will be like, 'Oh my God, when are you going to put out 'Love Triangle?'' It's just been that song for me that really helped me get a lot of writing sessions and helped jump-start my writing career.
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You've heard me call myself a bluesman and a blues singer. I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man. Well, that's because there's been so many can do it better'n I can, play the blues better'n me. I think a lot of them have told me things, taught me things.
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If you want a man that respects the way you think then show more mind than ass.
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Fools who wear their hearts proudly on their sleeves, who cannot control their emotions, who wallow in sad memories and allow themselves to be provoked this easily - weak people, in other words.
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Today everything's a conflict of interest.
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The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned, when the common bond of human dignity is recognized as the essential bond for a peaceful world.
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Just the fact that Hilary Clinton won the popular vote by such a large number gives some validation to the impulse to stand firm. If we don't, I think within a year administration is pretty much going to dismantle American society as we've known it. I'm not sure that we're able to stop it from happening, but I don't think people should just roll over and passively watch it happen.
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I like a man with some extra padding.
