Lauren Lapkus Quotes

I did a number of local children's theater plays growing up, but in 5th grade, I had some good times on stage making people laugh as a troll in 'The Hobbit.' That solidified my dream to be on 'Saturday Night Live,' which was hugely influential for me growing up.

Lauren Lapkus

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 6, 1985

Topics

GoodLiveChildrenPeopleGrowing Up

Bonobos are not monkeys! Bonobos are apes.

Andy Dunn

Monkeys

America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still lift yourself up, and it doesn't matter what color you are.

Alphonso Jackson

YourselfColorAmericaYouBornUp

We do as much, we eat as much, we want as much.

Sojourner Truth

WantEatMuch

If you don't operate it as a business, you aren't going to be around very long.

Skitch Henderson

BusinessLongYouGoingAroundVery

I had a lot of older musicians looking out for me, teaching me, and showing me things when they saw how interested I was in music from a young age. They would take me to the side and just play some things in my ear, and I would try to play it back to them.

Trombone Shorty

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Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul, you've got to run like an antelope out of control!

Trey Anastasio

SoulControlYouRunOutHigh

At some of our most competitive universities, 17 times the amount of students that can go to the school, apply. And these applicants are from all over the country, and admissions officers need ways to sort through them. The SAT is just one of those things.

Jonathan Grayer

SchoolCountryGoNeedOverThrough

My friend Harry Belafonte is an activist and musician, an extraordinary man who has dedicated his life to human rights. He taught me the power of words and that music can be used to heal and educate people.

Dianne Reeves

LifeFriendMusicPowerWordsMan

A lot of ultramarathoners are soloists. They're single and live lives off the grid.

Dean Karnazes

LiveSingleOffGridLotLives

Mostly what I'm focused on is finding people who are younger who haven't built companies before but have a good idea.

Chris Hughes

GoodPeopleFindingFocusedIdea

Being a pop artist or making music like a jingle or something - I don't do that.

Chris Robinson

MusicArtistBeingSomethingPop

It's a big part of what we do - we test our movies extensively. I'm always there myself. It's sometimes difficult to sit through, especially if it's a version of the movie that's not working particularly well.

Bobby Farrelly

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