Petra Collins Quotes

I don't know what I would've done without it. I really struggled in school with reading and writing. Art was my refuge - my way of speaking, of dealing with my own issues and connecting with the world.

Petra Collins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: December 21, 1992

Topics

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No one likes to look at their stock price go down and say, 'I feel good about that.' It goes without saying.

John L. Flannery

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My father worked on assembly lines in Detroit while I was growing up. Every day, I watched him do what he needed to do to support the family. But he told me, 'Life is short. Do what you want to do.'

Anita Baker

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One of the most extraordinary and all-encompassing forms of communication is music. It reaches places that all kinds of other things cannot reach. I'll put my cards on the table: I think it is our greatest language.

Simon Rattle

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I enjoy singing; being in touch with something that is inside of me.

Roger Daltrey

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'We Are the Champions' is meant to be 'we,' as in 'all of us,' collectively, not us the band. It's a shame that some people understandably had the wrong take on that. 'No time for losers' is not the kindest line, but it's really more of a 'we all of us.' It's a celebration.

Roger Taylor

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I had no plans to be a director.

Mike Figgis

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I have to work harder than what I am now to make sure that I stay on top of this and stay on top of the world and be competitive in major championships.

Jason Day

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Every article I wrote in those days, every speech I made, is full of pleading for the recognition of lead poisoning as a real and serious medical problem.

Alice Hamilton

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I consider myself to be a citizen of the world.

Aslaug Magnusdottir

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Part of the frustration of being bipolar is people don't understand what it feels like.

Alice Ripley

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Politics is comparable to boxing. The only thing is that in politics there are basically no rules. In boxing, you can get a black eye, but in politics you can get poison in your food or a bullet in the head. It's definitely rougher and tougher than other sports.

Wladimir Klitschko

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I think musicians oftentimes have the right skill set to be good actors. And with Rihanna, I noticed her and knew of her obviously, and was very taken with her charisma and her confidence.

Peter Berg

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