Kelela Mizanekristos (Kelela) Quotes
There's definitely a push and a pull to 'legitimize' electronic music live by playing the same way that a band would play.
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I usually get all my stress and anger out at the gym. But when I get out, I'm kind of a pleasant person - really.
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This is precisely why you choose to run for office and get elected. You're asking the people to let you be their voice. I don't think there is a more powerful and intense experience than the opportunity to be the voice of the 307 million people living in this country.
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We need to bring sustainable energy to every corner of the globe with technologies like solar energy mini-grids, solar powered lights, and wind turbines.
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What I loathe is the multi-national conglomerates who must take responsibility for the degradation and pollution of so much of our landscape with their factory farming and greed.
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You watch 'Whale Rider,' and I defy you to not get teary-eyed at the end there.
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Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy.
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I don't think we should do anything that should make the people hate the American people more.
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I did my thesis on clowns. It's a powerful thing when you've got this little red nose on. It's a mask, the smallest in the world, but it unveils you. You stand up there and do these exercises that free you, let you play, and see what comes out. What comes out is the truth.
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I've never walked away from any of my positions. I take pride in them.
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People don't slip. Time catches up with them.
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Sleeping is one of the more private aspects of parenting; it happens in a quiet room, whereas eating is a more public aspect of parenting. Other people can see it and compare it to what their kids eat.
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But you know, it's not easy when your husband runs for president. I mean, it's not easy for me. I'm sure it's not easy for her. There's a lot of scrutiny on families that isn't always wanted.
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What is the Geneva Convention on wars! I have never read it.
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What I have experienced over time is that environmental problems are easier to deal with in ways that don't go into their interconnections to the rest of what we are.
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I always hope that people feel less alone when they see a movie that I make. That some part of the story played out on the big screen will resonate for individuals in the audience in a way that gives them comfort.
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People call me a hermit. But I'm happy.
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I try to eat healthy for the most part. When I cut weight, I cut pretty much everything out. I don't have protein when I cut weight other than what I might get from something like chicken breast. So I don't eat any extra protein, just because I'm trying to get the weight off. That's the only real diet I have.
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The universe, when you leave it alone, is going to be beautiful.
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All Bridget Jones did was give us a word for it - singleton - which was the worst possible thing.
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When I grew up in America, I didn't see anyone who looked like me on TV. I feel overwhelmed with the things that people have said to me. When I meet Indian Americans who've lived here all their lives, it's overwhelming people holding me and crying. Someone said to me, 'Thank you for making us relevant.' It's such a big thing.
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When you makes movies, you usually make good money. But it is also a very tough job. Once you enter the public's eye, you have to be aware that you give up a huge part of your own life. And it is never a job from nine to five.
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I'm afraid that if I raced you on the street I'd push you to your death.
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There's definitely a push and a pull to 'legitimize' electronic music live by playing the same way that a band would play.
