Jill Scott Quotes

I am a huge Prince fan. It's a very rare thing for him to have people open for him. It's been the Time and Sheila E., and that's about it. Building a relationship with him has been like a dream come true. I've been looking for a mentor, and I feel like I have that in him.

Jill Scott

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I can remember being eight, and I like writing about that age of innocence when children still have a sense of wonder.

John Boyne

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I'm always interested in what is seen as obscene or profane or unfit.

Jenny Zhang

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Eat food. Eat actual food. I try to not eat anything processed or sugar-free - I eat lots of fruits and vegetables.

Megyn Price

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Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

John Milton

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Somewhere between a third and a quarter of all people living in America today were born between 1946 and 1965 and if you think you're tired of hearing about us, you should try being one of us.

Anna Quindlen

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I try to do different things. My main goal is to choose roles where I won't repeat myself or where I will not be doing the same role over and over. I try to do a villain, the best friend to the lead, and then a lead. I try to vary it up because if I don't, I will get bored.

Ana Layevska

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I think criticism is often so pallid, so tame. I wish it were more performative.

Amitava Kumar

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Childhood didn't have a big influence on me, really - in fact I spent most of it plotting how to escape.

Simon Callow

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Absolutely the worst thing about this job is the travel and being away from family. I have a wife and three wonderful children, the kids are all active in sports and it's very difficult to up and leave and miss them growing up.

Roy Clark

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I never wanted a traditional lifestyle. I'm not that kind of person.

Loni Love

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This pro football player once sent me 100 teddy bears, asking me to fly to one of his games and go to dinner. I didn't do it - it was just too weird.

Christina Milian

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Our emphasis on political coverage from the day we were born here was well-founded, and we believe there were opportunities there that we could do it in a more interesting, appealing and balanced way.

Brit Hume

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