Gwen Stefani Quotes
I grew up in a normal family. I have sweet parents, who are still married... But my life is so different from how I thought it would be.
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Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.
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River Phoenix and I were friends for nine years, and I watched him grow and mature, and I also saw him struggle. I watched him deal with the whole up and down aspects of Hollywood and saw him bounce back, so when he passed away, it was such an enormous shock.
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I discovered Einstein said the same thing about his celebrated theories of relativity that writers say about their work when he said he didn't have any feelings of personal possession of these ideas. Once they were out there, they came from somewhere else. And that's exactly the feeling when you write. You don't feel possessive about it.
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I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoughts. I think my family would have quite liked me to be a lawyer.
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I told the Mucinex people, 'You picked me because I always sound sick'. They were like, 'Well, it doesn't hurt'.
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When you're a caregiver, you need to realize that you've got to take care of yourself, because, not only are you going to have to rise to the occasion and help someone else, but you have to model for the next generation.
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I just cannot imagine why anyone would want to be really famous. You go to a restaurant and people are pointing at you and they talk about you and they whisper and it is very disconcerting; it is a very odd feeling.
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In Paris, you're as far as possible from the land of pleasant smiles.
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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.
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Clinton has played a major role in giving companies like Cipla credibility, for which I will always be grateful.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.
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I always have to have my lipstick. Sometimes I have more than one shade: start with one color for the morning, one for night. Sometimes I have a couple shades just in case I need something more powerful for the day.
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I'm not super into sports.
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But if the technological Singularity can happen, it will.
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I always knew I wanted to be a technologist, so I went to Duke and got a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. Really, I thought my goal in life was to be an inventor, a problem solver, so I thought I needed a Ph.D. to be good at inventions, but it turns out that you don't.
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I love being on stage or in front of the camera. My work brings me a lot of joy. It helps me figure out who I am. I'm really lucky that I get to make a living at acting.
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The stones in your driveway may have come from the slaves who spend all day breaking rocks because it's cheaper for the company to get them from India, where the labor is free. We are all connected. And we all have human value. That's what my work is about.
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It's Only Rock and Roll.
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My mother died when I was 18. Up until then, I never saw a tin can in my house.
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I feel most akin as an artist, in my life and my career, to Agatha Christie.
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It's not about me, it's about my family. You don't answer questions for you, but for us. You learn to live beyond yourself.
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I grew up in a normal family. I have sweet parents, who are still married... But my life is so different from how I thought it would be.
