Lorraine Toussaint Quotes

I was born odd. I was a strange child. My grandmother was always praying over me. She was always rubbing me and praying over me.

Lorraine Toussaint

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ChildMeBornStrangeGrandmother

I happen to have a giant ego, an admission that will not shock my close friends or critics. I am not uncomfortable in saying that because the ego of a man often gets great things done.

Joe Jamail

GreatManI AmSayingEgoFriends

You knew after eight bars that you were hearing something just absolutely new and unique.

Jo Stafford

YouUniqueNewHearingSomething

The women here are the ones that hold the families together. So if my mom were to be unhappy with me, in a way, it would be like I would have lost my entire family.

Jesmyn Ward

FamilyWomenTogetherMeMomLost

I have been away from home since I was 17.

Amy Jackson

HomeAwayBeenSince

I like making people laugh. That's fun for me.

Alyssa Sutherland

FunPeopleMeLaughLikeMaking

Education is taken for granted. Teaching shops are different from building character.

Shiv Nadar

EducationCharacterBuildingTeaching

I've always talked to players about perception and reality. I don't worry about perception. There may be some of that, that people want to attach to a good name, but the reality is that some good things can happen.

Tony Dungy

GoodPeopleGood ThingsPerception

I started writing and acting in these little plays and then I was discovered by Dustin Hoffman. He got me my first audition for a film he was in, called 'I Heart Huckabees.'

Jonah Hill

HeartMeWritingActingFirstFilm

I loved working with Jamie Lee Curtis, and I felt she was a wonderful actress even that early in her career.

Donald Pleasence

LovedEarlyCareerSheWonderful

I'm so proud to represent the people of South Florida. I was so honored when President Obama asked me to serve as chair of the Democratic Party. But there's one job I'm even more proud of, and that's being a mom to my three kids, Rebecca, Jake and Shelby.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

JobPeopleMeMomProudChair

People that I care about, that I consider being friends of mine, most of the things I discuss with them I wouldn't discuss in public because it's a real relationship. It's not a relationship for the public, you know?

Common

RelationshipPeopleCareFriendsYou

I'm not into one-hit wonders.

Clive Davis

WondersOne-Hit

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