Boots Riley Quotes

If I wasn't rapping about politics, then I might have been just another person trying to sell albums, and I might have sounded like everyone else out there.

Boots Riley

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PoliticsTryingPersonEveryoneOut

I wasn't even singing when we first started Lion Babe, so my voice has only gotten stronger.

Jillian Hervey

LionSingingVoiceStrongerFirst

I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.

Jessica Chastain

LearnSayHowOffersHad

I think for me, as far as cooking, some of it came naturally just from watching my dad. My dad was more of the cook than my mom was, so it's just handing it down from generation to generation. I just love to cook and have fun. And as performers, we love to cook, and we love to entertain people.

Joey Fatone

LoveCookingFunPeopleMeMom

Well, just coming off the stage and there's like 180,000 people out there and your adrenaline is going so high, and you're doing so much and it's hard to just put your head on the pillow and sleep because it just goes on and on, even after you're off the stage.

Jermaine Jackson

SleepPeopleDoingYouHardHigh

In a world where a lot of people's sense of self is dominated by how many people are following their Twitter feed, what does fame really do, and why is it important?

John Carroll Lynch

PeopleWorldSelfImportantWhyHow

I always felt a little bit on the outside.

Steve Carr

OutsideAlwaysLittleFeltBit

I am looking forward to seeing my buddy Colin represent in front of Pacino. That's sweet.

Michelle Rodriguez

I AmLooking ForwardSweetForward

I think one country with nuclear weapons is one country too many.

Mohamed ElBaradei

ThinkCountryNuclear WeaponsWeapons

I rarely step on sidewalk cracks. I don't wear a watch. I touch my favorite tree before going on long trips.

Louise Erdrich

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Thinking of Internet chat rooms or AIM as a kind - there's such an intimacy and honesty to tapping on your phone, despite how quick people are to damn digital means of communication as emotionless or too abstract.

Liv Bruce

CommunicationHonestyPeopleThinking

'Parenthood' is a story about people's lives - the title helps. Very early on during the show's launch, the title was something familiar for the audience. It grabbed people's interest.

Jason Katims

PeopleStoryEarlyAudienceLaunch

I want to do something that is unique, that has its own legs. But it's very hard because if you start veering off, if you get too crazy, then people won't know what to make of it. I want to please my audience, too. I want people to like what I do.

Jann Klose

PeopleCrazyStartYouUniqueKnow

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