Janelle Monae Quotes

I wouldn't be as comfortable with who I am if it had not been for Prince. I mean, my label 'Wondaland' would not exist without 'Paisley Park' coming before us.

Janelle Monae

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I AmComfortableMeanWithoutPark

One of my best friends growing up was Vietnamese, and he and his mom would teach me how to say certain things so I could impress my nail girls. Then the nail girls would teach me how to count to 100 and basic things like 'Thank you' and 'You're welcome.' It's funny, because any accent that I do now always turns into Vietnamese.

Anjelah Johnson

FunnyBestWelcomeMomGrowing Up

As a woman I can't go to war, and I refuse to send anyone else.

Jeannette Rankin

WomanWarGoSendRefuseAnyone

I did actually have a deal with Columbia, but it became increasingly clear to me after signing with them that they didn't know what to do with me and I didn't know what to do for them, so we agreed to go our separate ways.

Amanda Marshall

MeGoKnowClearDealSigning

I have never been a superstar and never believed in it.

Amitabh Bachchan

NeverSuperstarBeenBelieved

Many scholars working in the humanities have already shown interest in brain research. For years, contemporary theory in the humanities has left the body and biology out of their discussions.

Siri Hustvedt

ResearchBrainBodyBiologyOut

Nature is an incredible cooperative. When things operate outside of that cooperative, they die off. It's a very simple rule that nature operates under.

Tom Shadyac

NatureSimpleDieOutsideThings

It's not the most normal life in the world, but I screw up plenty of times to be a normal teenager.

Mila Kunis

LifeWorldUpNormalMostScrew

No matter how you rearrange President Obama's inner circle, it still looks, smells and tastes like a rotten Chicago deep-dish pizza.

Michelle Malkin

PizzaYouCircleLooksChicagoLike

As a Naval officer, I've been all over the world, and one of the foundational lessons I learned was that parents everywhere would like to raise their children to a higher standard of living in a peaceful environment. That's a universal goal for families.

Michael Mullen

ChildrenParentsWorldPeacefulGoal

We all work really hard, and we do it because we're passionate. We don't do it because we're being rated. However, we'd all be remiss if we didn't think that some kind of recognition for efforts and accomplishments didn't make you feel good.

Mindy Grossman

WorkGoodFeel GoodThinkFeelYou

Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler, And daughters sometimes run off with the butler.

Lord Byron

GrowSometimesRunOffDaughters

We grow up being told about great figures in our society, and as you get older you have to question the stories you've been told and decide if these great figures are indeed as great as you've been told.

Jonathan Stroud

GreatSocietyGrowYouQuestionUp

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