Leslie Odom, Jr. Quotes

I know what not being able to pay your bills feels like real well... I know that way better than a room full of beautiful people and Tony awards and Grammy awards.

Leslie Odom, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 6, 1981

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I was quite naughty at school. I was always in the back of the class messing about with the Bunsen burner rather than paying attention.

Jim Sturgess

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I want to be a representative and be a role model for the Asian American community.

Jeremy Lin

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'Pacific Rim,' for me, was a chance to touch on those old Toho monster movies. 'Godzilla' and 'Rodan'... and then 'Ultraman' and 'Robotech' and all those kinds of things.

John Knoll

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With science, there is this culture of experimentation, and most of the time, those experiments fail.

John Lasseter

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Going to salsa clubs may be popular, but I feel we're really missing something as a society by overlooking ballroom dancing. If only we could persuade schools to teach it or there was somewhere young people could go on a Saturday night to learn it.

Robert Rinder

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Imagine the first time you are about to rap in a studio and you find yourself in a booth with Redman and KRS!

Angie Martinez

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At Knopf, we look at each book on a case-by-case basis... in some cases, we think a writer might get a boost from an endorsement by a fellow writer, but in other cases, a new book will be better served by other means, such as publicity and reviews.

Sonny Mehta

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In Afghanistan, we have had a history of very strong women, and we need to reclaim that history and talk about it.

Rula Ghani

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As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen.

Marvin Hamlisch

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Wrestling and boxing is like Ping-Pong and rugby. There's no connection.

Mickey Rourke

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We had Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Oman open their markets to our beef, and we're excited about that.

Mike Johanns

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One day I went up to my mom and I said, 'Mom, can I have permission to build a 2.3-million electron-volt atom smasher - a betatron - in the garage?' And my mom stared at me, and she said, 'Sure. Why not? And don't forget to take out the garbage.'

Michio Kaku

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