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“As far as vocal preparation goes, it's really an interesting thing for such a fragile instrument and using it properly is like walking a tightrope. I have learned not to do extensive warm-ups. It's really more of a cerebral mind-body connection Zen hippy thing, just knowing your body and figuring out if I do that then I will be able to speak tomorrow.”
Source : Southern Courier, "The Daily Telegraph" Newspaper, February 2010.
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“My dear old dog, most constant of all friends.”
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“I'm perfectly happy when I look out at an audience and it's all women. I always think it's kind of odd, but then, more women than men, I think, read and write poetry.”
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“I think this is the biggest win in my career. To beat Venus in Wimbledon is just something amazing.”
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“Poor is a state of mind you never grow out of, but being broke is just a temporary condition.”
Source : Dick Gregory, Robert Lipsyte (1990). “Nigger”, p.25, Simon and Schuster
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“Because I'm a designer, I'm quite good when I shop. I know what I'm looking for.”
Source : "My life in shopping". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. May 16, 2008.
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“For me the world is weird because it is stupendous, awesome, mysterious, unfathomable; my interest has been to convince you that you must assume responsibility for being here, in this marvelous world, in this marvelous desert, in this marvelous time. I want to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since you are going to be here for only a short while, in fact, too short for witnessing all the marvels of it.”
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“To acquire love... fill yourself up with it until you become a magnet.”