Jill Scott Quotes

I was once making a burger for myself at my boyfriend's house and a lyric started pouring out and I had to catch it, so I ran to another room to write it down, but then the kitchen caught fire. His cabinets were charred, and he was furious. But it was worth it for a song.

Jill Scott

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MyselfFireSongKitchenBurgerOut

I'm not as worried about the process of writing, simply because I think I've got that one down, you know? I think I know what brings specificity to these ideas, what brings specificity to the genre elements, or anything else, and it's personal emotions.

Jeff Nichols

IdeasWritingThinkProcessYou

I had no desire to be a stand-up comic until I decided to do it.

Rita Rudner

DesireComicHadDecidedUntil

In the time we made 'To the 5 Boroughs,' there was a political seriousness because of what was happening in the world.

Mike D

TimeWorldPoliticalBecauseMade

It's a beautiful thing to be involved with the Special Olympics.

Luis Fonsi

BeautifulSpecialInvolvedThing

In the end, the great leveler in any sport is performance on the field or on the court. Kids don't care what language players speak or if they eat tacos, rice, or sauerkraut. They don't care if they're white, black, or brown.

Cheech Marin

GreatPerformanceSpeakEndLanguage

I am not a refugee. I sought refuge for many years, but the word 'refugee' does not define me. It just limits me and puts me in a box.

Clemantine Wamariya

I AmMeLimitsBoxYearsRefugee

It is certainly not news that the president is making mistakes; that he's been intemperate. I think what shouldn't be lost on the American people is that his first tweet around tapes was essentially designed to intimidate James Comey.

Brian Schatz

MistakesPeopleThinkAmericanLost

The reason Gov. Romney passed Romneycare as governor of Massachusetts in 2006 was because many Republicans viewed health care reform, mandates and all, as a way to inoculate against Democratic charges that Republicans didn't care about people who lacked health insurance.

Ari Fleischer

HealthPeopleCareInsuranceWay

I have a reputation for being cold and aloof, but I'm so not that woman. I'm passionate. I love my girls, being with my girlfriends, getting involved with issues that affect other women and children who are suffering.

Annie Lennox

LoveWomenChildrenWomanSuffering

If you pay off your mortgage before retirement, you take a huge financial load off your shoulders. You also become eligible to take out a reverse mortgage once you turn 62.

Suze Orman

FinancialRetirementYouBecomeTurn

Love dies only when growth stops.

Pearl S. Buck

LoveGrowthOnlyDiesStops

In re-reading 'Presumed Innocent,' the one thing that struck me - and I re-read the book four different times in writing 'Innocent,' interested in different things each time - but I did think there were a couple of extra loops in the plot that I probably didn't need. The other thing that sort of amazed me was how discursive the book was.

Scott Turow

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