Kelela Mizanekristos (Kelela) Quotes
There is this feeling among black artists that you have to be really careful. We're not inclined to talk about this stuff because, if we do, we put ourselves in a position where we're not marketable or where we can't win.
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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Society becomes how we behave.
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Writing never comes easy. The difference between Page 2 and Page Nothing is the difference between life and death.
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As long as there is a mathematical chance, we have to keep on going.
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A great sense of peace entered my body, and seemingly into every cell.
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We convinced him quickly that the possibility of war was absolutely nil and continued our festivity. On the next day we were ordered to take the field.
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I started off thinking that I just needed one shot to prove myself, but then I realised that I was only going to learn about acting by doing it.
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Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
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The musical has always been in jeopardy - until - or was in jeopardy until it was realised that it is probably the safest living theatre art form.
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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.
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There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.
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We never did these kinds of loans that really started this mess, the subprime loans. We just never got into that business. We were enticed a lot of times to do so by a lot of Wall Street-type players, but I, frankly, never understood some of this stuff.
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Everybody eats a little differently, but the more where you are aware of what you put in your body and how it affects your performance, the better opportunities you have. And that's what I'm trying to do.
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September 11 stands on its own as a terrible tragedy.
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I can not stay at the place when a stranger starts talking to me. I will try to cut the speech as quick as possible and move away. I had to break this inhibition before becoming an actor.
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People would pay money to work at CNN.
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When you meet me, I can be charming and intelligent and reasonable.
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The only way to permanently change the temperature in the room is to reset the thermostat. In the same way, the only way to change your level of financial success 'permanently' is to reset your financial thermostat. But it is your choice whether you choose to change.
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Do you remember campaigns like 'Keep America beautiful'? What about 'Buckle up'? I believe we need an approach like this to attack obesity. Let's be a good industry that does 100% of what it possibly can - not grudgingly, but willingly.
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I've never been a social person. When I grew up, the other girls would all be combing their hair and exchanging lipstick, and I just couldn't do that group thing.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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The highest order that was ever instituted on earth is the order of faith.
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There are very few really stark black and white stories.
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There is this feeling among black artists that you have to be really careful. We're not inclined to talk about this stuff because, if we do, we put ourselves in a position where we're not marketable or where we can't win.
