Lemn Sissay Quotes

My foster parents were very religious. They told me that they had not decided to take me in, rather that it was God that had decided it for them.

Lemn Sissay

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GodParentsMeTakeRatherVery

I always wanted to be in this role, as a songwriter. In the Pumpkins, it was always impossible because Corgan would wake up and write five songs. He was so prolific, there wasn't a lot of room for anyone else.

Jimmy Chamberlin

Wake UpImpossibleWriteAlwaysRoom

When I was 16, I was working on 'Arrested Development.' My memories of being 16 were just trying to keep up with school while doing the show and trying to be around all those people on the show, as much as I could.

Michael Cera

MemoriesSchoolPeopleDoingTrying

Wiz is a cool guy, humble guy, down to Earth guy. You would really think he was just a regular guy if you didn't know who he was. But he still has a superstar aura about him.

Metro Boomin

HumbleCoolThinkYouDownEarth

We take literature too seriously.

Amitava Kumar

LiteratureSeriouslyTakeToo

We were signed to a label that wanted us to remain little girls who appealed to other little girls, who were cute and non-threatening.

Siobhan Fahey

CuteLittle GirlsLittleUsWho

People have choices. They are going to vote with their feet.

Tom Perez

PeopleChoicesFeetVoteGoing

Again like Williams, with the emphasis now regrettable, when a man makes a poem, makes it mind you, he takes the words as he finds them lying interrelated about him.

Robert Creeley

WordsManMindYouNowLying

When we're not shooting 'Ballers,' we're always on the hunt for other work. As actors, we've never satisfied with just one thing.

Jazmyn Simon

WorkNeverAlwaysSatisfiedShooting

The state knows best how to protect resources.

Joni Ernst

BestProtectResourcesKnowsState

Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

Dolly Parton

BelieveDegreeUniversityDoctorate

The way I stand up to bullies is with kindness and love. Because I think that's what they really need. They're misunderstood and probably really upset themselves.

Chrissy Metz

LoveKindnessStand UpThinkStand

I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.

Bob Uecker

LifeBestMy LifeThreeYearsSpent

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