Nelsan Ellis Quotes

When I moved to Chicago, I was coming from a school that didn't have any arts in Alabama. I essentially came from a town where the arts didn't exist and the desire for education didn't exist and wasn't valued.

Nelsan Ellis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 30, 1977 - July 8, 2017

Topics

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I think that... the age of just slapping songs into movies, that's done.

Joe Perry

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I speak about family and adoption because it 100% changed my life and who I am. It definitely played a very large role into just learning how to be grateful for what you have and being fulfilled in a way that a lot of adopted kids don't feel.

Jenna Ushkowitz

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I really want to thank the whole Phoenix-Scottsdale-Glendale area. It's been a wonderful home for WWE for years.

John Cena

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The Constitution defends all of us against unreasonable search and seizure. What constitutes reasonableness depends upon threat.

Michael Hayden

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He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the greatest number of the greatest ideas.

John Ruskin

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I say don't overreact; cool your jets. Focus on things that you can control: your business, your employees' welfare, your guests, and the quality of the product that you dish up. Do that, keep your chin down, pay attention to business, and the sun will come up tomorrow. That's the way I figure it.

Steve Wynn

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At 18, I moved to L.A. with my heavy metal band Avant Garde, which was very much influenced by Metallica. At 19, I got a job at Tower Records, and everything started to change very quickly. I started listening to the Velvet Underground, Pixies, early Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and also earlier music like the Beatles.

Rivers Cuomo

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It's true that your environment influences how you write.

Mary Gaitskill

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When people were subjected to the impeachment and removal process, Aaron Burr was right there, looking out for their rights, even though it wasn't in his political interest to do so.

Mike Lee

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With yourself, I think you have to decide the kind of person that you really want to be, and for me, it's just a sweet girl.

Miley Cyrus

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Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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I think escapism is really important.

Jordana Brewster

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