Life Quotes
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So many of the great songs are written in response to some cataclysmic event. You can't make that happen; it just happens. So you wait for life to happen, and it informs your art. And when life catches you by surprise, that can lead to the best art.
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If I make two movies my entire life, and they're two movies that - whether they make a lot of money or two people go to see them - they speak of me, then I consider them incredibly successful. I don't need to be Steven Spielberg.
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If you want to take care of tomorrow, take better care of today. We always live now. All we have to do is entrust ourselves to the life we now live.
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I've already exceeded my expectations for myself. I'm one of the most influential people! I mean come on! I wanted to be... I never thought the things I've experienced in my life, I didn't think that was the life that I was gonna get to live.
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For me, the one relationship in my life that I cherish the most has to be the one I share with my parents, especially my mother.
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Sometimes a script comes along that really makes you sit up and pay attention... 'Life at These Speeds' has an emotional intensity that really kicked me in the guts.
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The vigorous are no better than the lazy during one half of life, for all men are alike when asleep.
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When work is going well, your home life struggles and vice versa. If my kids are OK - that is the most important thing. I strive for balance in my life, though.
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Don't forget that in the midst of all your pain and heartache, you are surrounded by beauty, the wonder of creation, art, your music and culture, the sounds of laughter and love, of whispered hopes and celebrations, of new life and transformation, of reconciliation and forgiveness.
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I am one year older than Nigeria at 51. In a human life, 51 might be old. But it is very young for a nation. By that, I mean a Nigeria conscious of itself as a nation.
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There is more to life than a job. I didn't ever want to look back and point to a bookshelf of videotapes and say, 'That's been my life.' It's so much easier to write a resume than it is to craft a spirit.
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I embarked on my life - I didn't do anything. I don't have an explanation.
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I am black, and there's no getting around that, but being black doesn't define every aspect of my life.
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I don't want to sacrifice my life, as I feel that I'm still very selfish and still want to pursue my dreams.
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Leadership offers an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life, no matter what the project.
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Pink Friday is a celebration of my life at this moment; it is a reflection of me as a creator, and an expression of me as a woman.
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You know what Oprah taught me? Unless you count as changing your life having a neighborhood dad say to you every morning at the school bus stop, 'You sure don't look as good as you did on 'Oprah!', being on 'Oprah' doesn't change your life.
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I don't think you can ever do too much. Life would be so boring if you didn't have these, like, holes to fall into and climb out of. I want to do everything. I just want everything. I don't think you can ever have too much.
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I like to go to church. Religion is an important part in my life. It has helped me in bad moments.
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We don't want to be reminded that life ends at some point, so they don't put older people on the screen.
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I'm not a confrontational person in real life, so I really don't wanna get into arguments or fistfights with people I'm making fun of.
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We only need to open our eyes to see the gifts that abound all around us. These are the simple joys in life.
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Alvin had met true evil in his life, but he still persisted in thinking it was awful rare, and the word was bandied about too much by those who didn’t understand what real badness was.
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Like most people my age, my job is the main focus of my life. I don't have some kind of jet-setting fabulous lifestyle where I'm constantly in situations to acquire amazing anecdotes, that's it.
