Leila Janah Quotes

I think what travelling has done for me and for many generations of my family - my grandmother was a great example - it's really highlighted for me how similar we all are and how many values we all share as people on this planet.

Leila Janah

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FamilyGreatPeopleMeThinkValues

I've never been known as a riff kind of artist.

Joe Bonamassa

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If there's a woman who is exhibiting her femininity or performing her femininity, it's always seen as meant to pull in the male gaze.

Jill Soloway

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While my college had done an excellent job recruiting me, I had no road map for what I was supposed to do once I made it to campus.

Jennine Capó Crucet

JobCollegeMeRoadDoneMap

I used to walk in a bookstore and see all these books on the walls. And I would say, 'Who wants to hear from me? What do I have to add to all of this?'

John Grisham

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I have to travel for my work, so the idea of getting on planes depresses me. They give me frequent-flyer points, and I think, 'I don't want them, because I'm sick of flying!'

Stephen Frears

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I'm not only a rapper, I'm an entertainer.

Smokepurpp

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My free time at home is usually spent emailing, listening to music, reading and talking on the phone. I wish I was on the phone less, but I have been fortunate to stay in touch with so many incredible friends.

Steve Nash

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There are people who you see on screen and think, 'Wow, that's a slim person,' and in the flesh they look nearly dead.

Romola Garai

PeopleThinkYouLookPersonDead

I don't really think of myself as a heartthrob. I've got a lot of brothers, and there's a natural competitiveness between us when it comes to girls. If I said something about being a heartthrob, then they would bring me straight back down to earth!

Ross Lynch

MyselfMeThinkBackDownEarth

I think being in the right mindset is a huge challenge for women, who often take an all-or-nothing approach to working out or eating well.

Mary Helen Bowers

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I am making sure, as the governor of a territory, that our kids speak fluent English. But having said that, I will tell my wife I love her in Spanish, and I will pray in Spanish, and no one from Washington should come down here and tell us how to go about it.

Luis Fortuno

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I can't say I was a very successful sorority girl.

Joyce Carol Oates

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