Jill Scott Quotes

Africa doesn't leap on you immediately; it seeps slowly, and it's incredibly important to be respectful and humble there.

Jill Scott

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When you're by yourself, you realize how much pressure you're under and how much work you have to do.

Joe Jonas

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Sci-fi has never really been my bag. But I do believe in a lot of weird things these days, such as synchronicity. Quantum physics suggests it's possible, so why not?

John Cleese

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I've been surprised at the number of people who were really angry that I tried to convey gender neutrality by using a gendered pronoun.

Ann Leckie

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It's not like I'm looking for things that I can direct that I can also act in, but when it's right, I feel like the actor side of me wants to have that opportunity.

Steve Buscemi

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Family jokes, though rightly cursed by strangers, are the bond that keeps most families alive.

Stella Benson

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Proprietary trading does not belong in banks with FDIC insurance.

Steve Mnuchin

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A cantor, when he starts singing, it's like rain - once it starts, it's hard to stop.

Sholom Aleichem

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Way, way, way back I played a little bit, but I am definitely not a golfer. You know, it just takes too much time anyway during the course of the day.

Robert Duvall

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I felt my whole life like I didn't have a family, and I needed one. So I had to build one, and you build one with faith, hope, and the healing power of love - or you end up the 'Unabomber.' That's the choice.

Mary Gauthier

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No country's policies are eternal; they do vary. People are growing old, and a new generation is coming to power. In a year's time, a government can look different. You can't influence them if you don't talk to them.

Martti Ahtisaari

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I have a great mind to believe in Christianity for the mere pleasure of fancying I may be damned.

Lord Byron

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I have a respect for the 3-D computer-generated action movies, but my first love is stuff like 'Lethal Weapon.'

Josh Peck

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