"I need my career. That's what validates me."

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Source : "Break Time Is Over : Anita Baker's last album was in 1990. Then everyone thought she was lost to motherhood. Guess everybody forgot to ask the important person: Baker". Interview with Dennis Hunt, articles.latimes.com. September 18, 1994.

Anita Baker

#Careers Quotes #Needs Quotes

“I'm not someone who dwells upon past events, taking the view that life is too short”
“The scent of flowers does not travel against the wind; but the odor of good people travels; even against the wind: a good man pervades every place.”

Source : Max Muller (2013). “Sacred Books of the East: Including Selections from the Vedic Hymns, Zend-Avesta, Dhammapada, Upanishads, the Koran, and the Life of Buddha”, p.130, Lulu Press, Inc
“The basis of insincerity is the idealized image we hold of ourselves and wish to impose on others.”
“Like everyone, there are times when I just dont feel like exercising. When that happens, Im a bit more careful with my diet. But on days I really want a treat, like chocolate, I work out a little harder. I dont believe in beating myself up for not being good.”
“I just don't know that a TV show demands a movie ending.”
“Hopeless are those who suffers the curse of heaven-so be hopeful”
“I do a lot with characters' sense of identity. I also like challenging stereotypes, gender roles, things like that. Give me a stereotype or a genre expectation and the first thing I want to do is stand it on its head. In the Nightrunner books I wanted to see if I could create a believable gay hero, one who wasn't someone's sidekick or a victim.”
“I grew up around backstage, and that clinched it for me.”

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