Kimbra Lee Johnson (Kimbra) Quotes
People like Jeff Buckley, the Mars Volta and Bjork made me listen to music differently. You learn the voice is an instrument you can do crazy things with.
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We all have these challenges and stereotypes that exist, but you can't let that hold you down... If that's the first thing you think about as a black woman - the challenge that lies ahead - you are thinking in the wrong direction, in my opinion.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable.
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It was at Inver Slane, to the north of Leinster, the sons of Gaedhal of the Shining Armour, the Very Gentle, that were called afterwards the Sons of the Gael, made their first attempt to land in Ireland to avenge Ith, one of their race that had come there one time and had met with his death.
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A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
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People want to see a movie that casts a mature woman across from a mature man.
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We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.
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I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.
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Plus, there were so many pianos in my house, so I couldn't really avoid it.
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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It is true that they paid much more attention to the trade unions because the trade unions were after all speaking for the rights and conditions of working men and women in their employment.
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My parents' long and happy marriage was a great ideal to live up to, but a tough one.
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I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out.
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Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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I know it can be dangerous, but I love racing. I worry my wife, but she knows it's important to me.
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Most of us are not real eager to grow, myself included. We try to be happy by staying in the status quo. But if we're not willing to be honest with ourselves about what we feel, we don't evolve.
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You learn a lot about love before you ever get there. You learn at least as much about love from books as you do from watching your parents.
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I look up to Rihanna and Rita Ora. They obviously wear a lot of gold jewelry and have this urban feel to them.
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I am fascinated by Omega's history. Particularly the First World War stuff, when they made watches for the flying corps, and the NASA side of it.
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I did photograph Angelina Jolie up in Vancouver when she was making 'Life Or Something Like It', and they gave me the drawings they wanted me to photograph of her up there, but she didn't really care for them that much, and ultimately they weren't even used.
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A new day. Calm as seldom the beginning of such a one. Did I dream? No! Dream and contented pure was the night.. .It is the sure certainty of having found unity with nature, this calm causes one of the strongest experiences.Man, air, trees, world are laid bare and are one!Contented sleep releases the limbs. We await full moon. Await the dance!
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A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their strategy, taking their time between moves. It's more like a game of billiards, with a bunch of balls clustered together.
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In San Paulo I went to the movies and by the time I left the theater there was a mob at the exit. I had never been in that kind of situation when we weren't on tour and there was a whole bunch of security. I'm a little dude, and out of nowhere to have 50 or 60 people come running towards me when I'm jut with my friend, it was kind of scary.
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It was the business that made Pop go away, not our inability to create.
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People like Jeff Buckley, the Mars Volta and Bjork made me listen to music differently. You learn the voice is an instrument you can do crazy things with.
