- Others
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- Nov 07, 2020
Saying Quotes
The gap between what's said and what's meant.
This set focuses on the friction around saying things: doubts other people voice about an unusual project, the strangeness of writing lyrics meant for someone else's voice, and family conflicts that get said and later forgiven. It pairs well with our Know quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last.'
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always very silly and never took myself seriously. When my father had the camera out, I'd be up close and annoying. My father would keep saying, 'Move back! Move back!'
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
Oh God, I'm going to get in trouble for saying this, but I grew up falling asleep in church because I was tired from watching horror movies late at night.
- Bette
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- Nov 07, 2020
I keep saying that, if Samuel L. Jackson and Bette Davis could have a baby, it would be Taraji P. Henson. To me, she's one of the greatest character actors of our generation, let alone leading ladies. She's just phenomenal in everything she does.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was raised in Austin, Texas, around trial lawyers. My friend and I - we were 14 - would go and watch her father try cases. I also heard of lot of Baptist preachers in little churches saying crazy things with such conviction.
- Cater
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- Nov 07, 2020
The reason we went into jewelry was we were trying to cater to our consigner base, who was saying, 'Can you sell this for me? Can you sell that?' And we said, 'You can bring in your jewelry and watches; we have a gemology and a watch expert on site.' And it just exploded our business.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not saying I'm the only Jewish person who cares about Palestinian people, but unfortunately, their voices are not necessarily heard as loudly as they should be.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a child, I always went to my grandmother's house in Nuremberg for Christmas. My uncle would leave the room, saying he needed the toilet, and then he would reappear dressed as Santa Claus. I was really scared - I'd have to go and hide behind an armchair.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
But these days, I get a lot more attention and airplay from the Adult Contemporary and country radio stations, and I feel comfortable saying I'm a part of that.
- True
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- Nov 07, 2020
You really have to listen to yourself and know if what someone is saying is true for you.
- Pressure
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- Nov 07, 2020
Learn graceful ways of saying no and of pointing out that this pressure to do something is not in line with most people's wishes.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people say there is too much violence in my books, what they are saying is there is too much reality in life.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020