Wanda Sykes Quotes

People - I hate to use the word 'fans' - are very respectful. It's not like I'm some pop idol or big movie star. I'm very approachable, and I love the people who enjoy me, because they react like they've run into a friend. Usually, it's like, 'Hey, Wanda! How ya' doing?'

Wanda Sykes

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If it's hemorrhaging cash, you've got to do something about it. You can't live with your head in the sand.

Jim Ratcliffe

LiveSandYouHeadCashSomething

When I was five, I heard the end of Beethoven's 'Ninth Symphony' with my mother, and I got goosebumps all over my body.

John McLaughlin

MotherEndBodyOverGotFive

Full-body workouts are great for someone who can only train a few times per week, as missing one day will be less detrimental.

John Romaniello

GreatDaySomeoneWeekTrainWill

I'm a Democrat, and I think people who meet me will realize I'm a Democrat. I have progressive Democratic values.

Stephen Pagliuca

PeopleMeThinkValuesMeetWill

Back 20 years ago, I was recording with Bruce Springsteen, and his producer called me and said I had to be in the studio the next day to finish the sessions, and I couldn't. I had to be in court, in California. All this took like 10 years out of my life.

Ronnie Spector

LifeDayMeMy LifeBackSaid

All of the trials and tribulations from personal to the artist. It shows that I'm human. People see the glamorous stuff, but they don't see the background.

Missy Elliott

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I had liver disease. I'm completely cured now, but I thought about if I died from liver cancer, what my life would look like. I followed this wish of being a fiction writer.

Min Jin Lee

LifeThoughtMy LifeWishLookNow

Crisis is not a nine-to-five job... Crisis happens when you least expect it.

Judy Smith

JobYouCrisisExpectHappensLeast

My secret vice is Sudoku puzzles. Can't stop playing them. My parents are accountants. I blame them entirely.

Lisa Gardner

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Early in my career, I'd plan something out for my characters. But I've learned that if you know who your character is and you go on instinct, it won't be wrong. It's never wrong. It's just different.

Ari Millen

CharacterPlanYouEarlyCareerGo

I know, I'm like a kid. Maybe I was a bit too spoilt growing up. Everything just came like I wanted it to.

Asafa Powell

Growing UpGrowingKnowKidUpJust

No ghost was every seen by two pair of eyes.

Thomas Carlyle

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