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Janelle Monae Quotes

When I got into the music industry, I wasn't focused on being the most famous artist or even getting a major record deal. It was just to make music on my own terms or create my own image, do my own hair, do my own makeup.

Janelle Monae

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: December 1, 1985

Topics

Music Hair Makeup Artist Create Own

I was in love with HTML and certain that the whole world was about to learn it, ushering in a new era of DIY media, free expression, peace and democracy and human rights worldwide. That part didn't work out so well, although the kids prefer YouTube to TV, so that's something.

Jeffrey Zeldman

Work Love Peace Democracy World New

I do write to be loved; I speak so that I am loved; I work for love; I live with others so that they may love me, and so that I can love them. For me, this is very important, and many, or all, of my relationships are based on that.

Angeles Mastretta

Work Love Live I Am Me Speak

At 7, I was shooting 3s with so much ease that the guys at the neighborhood park were impressed. Michael Jordan was one of the best humans to walk the earth in my eyes, third only to Jesus and my mother.

Angie Thomas

Mother Eyes Best Walk Earth Park

When I first started, my songs were the politics of anger. As I got older and hopefully wiser, I wanted to be part of the politics of answers.

Michael Franti

Politics Anger Wiser First Answers

The Treasury Department would use the interest from these securities to hire U.S. companies to build Saudi Arabia - new cities, new infrastructure - which we've done.

John Perkins

New Done Build Hire Interest Would

You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.

Denis Waitley

Mistakes Past Learn You Must Lean

When audiences look at an action actor like myself, sometimes we are very easily stereotyped or characterized as one type. They forget that we are actors, too.

Donnie Yen

Myself Action Look Forget Sometimes

I'd love to have a hit record. I don't believe anyone that says they wouldn't like that.

Colin Hay

Love Believe Like Hit Record Says

Labels don't really impress, it's the uniqueness and risk in decor that inspire.

Bryan Batt

Inspire Uniqueness Risk Impress

I can't believe that people actually know my first and last name. I think it's really, really, gosh-darn neat.

Brittany Murphy

People Believe Think Name Know Last

Boredom is just the reverse side of fascination: both depend on being outside rather than inside a situation, and one leads to the other.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Boredom Situation Outside Depend

Military deployments have never been something to enjoy, but the consequence of the actions, the shared nature of the sacrifices, and the nobility of the cause are invigorating. To be clear, I'm not talking about the killing and the death; rather, the sense of purpose that pervades every action, reaction, and outcome.

Pete Hegseth

Nature Death Purpose Action Talking