Dionne Warwick Quotes
We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human.
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Ninety-five percent of the eggs produced in America come from factory-farmed birds. Even if free-range farms were hugely more humane, the sheer number of animals raised to satisfy people's desire for eggs, meat, and milk makes it impossible for us to raise them all on small, free-range farms.
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When people say hello to me, I feel like maybe I know them from somewhere, because they say, like, 'Hi! How are you?' And I'm like, 'Oh, hi!' And then I realize, 'Oh, no, they just think they know me because they watched me in a movie.' Which is cool, but definitely not a normal thing.
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I love films that show people in a way that's so real it's almost unsettling, and that's what really inspires me because I write about people. I write about people that I know, so I want to portray them and portray myself in a way that is unapologetic.
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If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy.
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I think sports and bodybuilding were the only things that saved me from getting beat up. People are not pleased, for whatever reason, when you can answer all the questions in class. If not for the respect I got from track, cross-country, wrestling and bodybuilding, it would have been a disaster.
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We are seeing a great awakening. A national movement of We the People, brought together by what unites us - a shared love of liberty, and an understanding of the unlimited potential of free men and free women.
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People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
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You can never lose anything that really belongs to you, and you can't keep that which belongs to someone else.
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I have always been interested in having people fall into the image and be aware of their reaction first, and then think about the style.
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If you've been in a film that's seen by millions and millions and millions of people, you're more likely to be recognized for that than for your theater performances, which were seen by considerably less people. Why would I get upset by that?
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It seems every year, people make the resolution to exercise and lose weight and get in shape.
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There are things that people say that hurt my feelings or whatever, especially with social media right now. It can be the most amazing thing, and it can also be the most negative and detrimental thing.
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I'm disregarding all the rules I've seen as people approach writing music. I'm trying to break them.
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Having your stuff online - some people think of it as gimmicky, but in a way, it's one of the most pure forms of having your work judged.
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What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.
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At college age, you can tell who is best at taking tests and going to school, but you can't tell who the best people are. That worries the hell out of me.
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One thing I've had to realize in my career is that I can't do it all. Sometimes we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to make sure we're writing the next hit. There are other people out there, and that's what they do every day, and they have strengths that I don't have.
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We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that there would be a breakdown of trade barriers in Europe first, and then eventually a breakdown internationally, which would help increase trade with Europe.
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White people who voted for Trump decided to invest in a president who underwrites white supremacy in the guise of populism.
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Two things happen when you're fearful. First, you make seemingly rational decisions that are actually hedges. Or second, you fail to do something because you worry about the consequences.
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There are wonderful composers and librettists out there. It's the lack of creative producers that is troubling.
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While I write this letter, I have a pistol in one hand and a sword in the other.
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I firmly believe the Senate should see more voting and debate and less standing around and waiting for backroom deals.
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We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human.
