Audra McDonald Quotes

I choose things that challenge me. I was afraid of the camera - that's why I chose to do 'Private Practice.' It's not like I left the theater.

Audra McDonald

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ChallengePracticeMeCameraChoose

Make a list of all the people in your life, and rate them in terms of energy in, energy out. Is there anyone in your life right now who is blocking your love quest?

Joanna Coles

LifeLovePeopleEnergyNowRight

Most people would rather sit on a plane for two hours than spend two days on a train, but there's nothing comparable to taking a relaxing rail journey with your family or good friends.

John Paul DeJoria

FamilyGoodJourneyPeopleFriends

Venezuela's government must work toward achieving a true culture of democracy for our region. There's no room for persecution based on ideological reasons or for thinking differently.

Mauricio Macri

WorkCultureGovernmentDemocracy

Portia de Rossi is a gorgeous woman, and I found it incredibly refreshing to discover that she puts very little stock in her appearance, instead preferring to concentrate on what goodness she can put into the world around her - a choice we can all learn from.

Amanda de Cadenet

WomanWorldLearnAppearanceChoice

My kids see feminism in action every day, and leading by imperfect example is how I'm raising them.

Amanda de Cadenet

DayActionEvery DayFeminismSee

As long as you're excellent, things work out for you.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

WorkLongYouOutThingsWork Out

The time has come when the whole world must be concerned about me. From now on, American Christianity must follow me.

Sun Myung Moon

TimeMeWorldAmericanNowFollow

Everything that is strong in me has gone into my art work.

Robert Crumb

WorkArtMeStrongEverythingGone

Certainly, by providing individuals coming out of institutions with ways to become productive citizens, we reduce recidivism. What that means is we reduce crime. There are fewer victims when individuals have options - when they have job skills, when they have life skills, we break the cycle of children following their parents into institutions.

Loretta Lynch

LifeChildrenJobParentsSkills

In primary school in south-eastern Nigeria, I was taught that Hosni Mubarak was the president of Egypt. I learned the same thing in secondary school. In university, Mubarak was still president of Egypt. I came to assume, subconsciously, that he - and others like Paul Biya in Cameroon and Muammar Gaddafi in Libya - would never leave.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

SchoolEgyptPresidentOthersNever

I owe my whole acting career to the fact that I'm a singer. I went out to Los Angeles and auditioned for a TV show called 'Fame L.A.' The original role was for a comedian, but they said I wasn't very funny, so they asked me, 'What else can you do?' So I played a singer.

Christian Kane

FunnyMeYouCareerActingSaid

I'm the kind of guy that jumps at an opportunity.

CM Punk

OpportunityKindGuyJumps

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