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Nelly Furtado Quotes

Having the balance of a work life and a family life has been so good for me.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: canadian
Birth: December 2, 1978

Topics

Life Work Family Good Balance Me

The media says that equality for women has arrived, but if you look around, you still don't see girls playing guitars and having success with it.

Success Women Equality Media Look

This is how many people become artists, musicians, writers, computer programmers, record-holding athletes, scientists... by spending time alone practicing what they love.

Love Alone Time People Spending Time

Sometimes the ideas that mean the most to you will feel true long before you can quite formulate them or justify them.

Ideas Feel Long You Sometimes True

Thinking it over, I can't locate another artist in the Updike family.

Family Thinking Artist Over Another

I did not have a reputation to defend.

Reputation Defend Did

When you grew up in a household where mom would keep the extra ketchup packets from McDonald's and keep them in a drawer just in case there came a day when you couldn't afford to buy ketchup anymore, that gets ingrained in you.

Day Mom You McDonald Up Buy

But I think what Liam said just kind of hit it spot on, that the people in the capital are brainwashed and such a disconnect with what's actually happening. They don't realize what if it was their kids that were being put into the games? They just don't have the mindset to have that kind of compassion for people.

Josh Hutcherson

Compassion People Think Mindset Said

When you arrive at a certain level it's very easy to say yes: that is the moment to learn to say no.

Moment Learn Easy You Say Yes

It's definitely nerve-racking to be the center of attention. I'm not the kind of an actor that just craves attention 24-7 - but it's part of the deal. You're the leader on the set.

Leader Attention You Kind Actor Set

People like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Davis Jr. all walked me down this path of entertainment.

Path People Me Down Entertainment

I had a ukulele when I was about seven. Then I started playing around with the mandolin and the banjo.

Playing Ukulele Started Banjo Seven

We like competition.

Dennis Muilenburg

Competition Like

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