Jessica Hagedorn Quotes

I'm part Spanish. My paternal grandfather came from Spain via Singapore to Manila. On my mother's side it's more mixture, with a Filipino mother and a father who was Scotch Irish-French; you know, white American hybrid. And I also have on my father's side a great-great-grandmother who was Chinese. So, I'm a hybrid.

Jessica Hagedorn

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I've never regretted not having children. My mindset in that regard has been constant. I objected to being born, and I refuse to impose life on someone else.

Robert Smith

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It doesn't matter if you're black, white, gay, straight, come from different countries, different language... every single person is significant and is meaningful.

Michael Franti

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I worked at an ice cream parlor called Chadwicks. We wore old-timey outfits and had to bang a drum, play a kazoo, and sing 'Happy Birthday' to people while giving them free birthday sundaes. Lots of ice cream scooping and $1 tips.

Amy Poehler

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I have been in an experience where I thought everything that I had hoped for in my life was taken away from me, and I had to redefine what mattered.

Amanda Knox

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I didn't really care about sales figures. I just wanted to get things off my chest.

Tom Cochrane

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Of all the seasons, winter is the most conducive to the great art of dormancy. This art requires an appreciation of semi-consciousness: the beautiful and necessary prelude to sleep - a special pleasure in itself that is all too often neglected, under-valued or looked down upon.

Michael Leunig

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As a player, I always felt confident that if I was caIm, my teammates knew, 'He's going to do something to help us win.' As a coach, my hands are really tied. I got to believe in my players. If they see I'm calm, they'll believe I trust them, which I do.

Jason Kidd

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My characters make incomprehensible decisions until you stand in their shoes. Then it makes more sense. Life is very rarely black and white, and most people are trying to do their best. I try not to judge.

Jojo Moyes

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All human beings have bodies. All bodies are mortal. Yours, too, is one of these bodies.

David Shields

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I try to stay focused on my creativity.

Christina Aguilera

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We need to know more about how group A strep interact with humans to cause so many different illnesses.

Anthony Fauci

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Social activism has gone mainstream. A new generation of philanthropic leaders such as Bill and Melinda Gates, and Bono are providing inspiration, guidance, and billions of dollars through their global foundations.

Willow Bay

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