Janelle Monae Quotes

Maybe I'm outdated in thinking this, but because I'm a young black woman and don't see very many being the lead in a film, I have this fear: 'Will I be working?'

Janelle Monae

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When I first became famous, I didn't know if I could go where I wanted to because I didn't know how people were going to act. Some folks would scream and holler, and I didn't know what to do with that.

Jill Scott

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I try to treat writing as part of my daily routine: I write for at least two hours, five days per week. I tend to write at home, in a room I've set aside for the task. I don't work well in cafes or busy, loud spaces, although I wish I could. It would mean greater flexibility for me.

Jesmyn Ward

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A stock certificate is not a tool, like a shovel, or a commodity, like a pound of cheese. What we sell a customer is not a share in a business, but a view of the Elysian Fields. A financier is a creative artist. Our function is to stimulate the imagination. We are poets!

Jean Giraudoux

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Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.

Stevie Wonder

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It's so important to me to take care of my voice. I do a lot of vocal warms-ups right before I go on.

Tori Kelly

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As someone who has owned a small business in the past, I understand how difficult it can be to get a loan.

Tony Cardenas

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Most theorists suspect that space has an intricate structure - that it is 'grainy' - but that this structure is on a much finer scale than any known subatomic particle. The structure could be of an exotic kind: extra dimensions, over and above the three that we are used to (up and down, backward and forward, left and right).

Martin Rees

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A lot of times in life, women want to talk, but men don't want to listen, and if they do want to listen, they turn it back to themselves.

Mike Colter

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A lot of my fans, and a lot of country music fans, they still wear boots.

Jon Pardi

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I like my food. I would rather be a little bit on the heavier side than too thin.

Diana DeGarmo

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As far as single payer, it works in Canada. It works incredibly well in Scotland.

Donald Trump

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Most Americans believe that with freedom comes responsibility - and that one measure of responsible gun ownership is a background check. There must be an app for that.

Christine Pelosi

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