I feel it's the best thing that could have happened for me, leaving the Braves so I could go to another team that would give me more of a chance to play like with the Marlins.
A motto of the human race: Let me do as I like, and give me approval as well.
Lest when I am gone you may be at a loss for an epitaph for me, let me give you one - He Fed Fevers.
I'm inspired by the poets, so I'm always going to give in that direction, rather than in any other. It's the making of me... and also the downfall of me.
The Limbaugh Theorem was not about me giving me credit for something. It was simply sharing with you when the light went off.
you ask me a question I'll give you an answer…but don't look at me when I say something you don't want to hear.
When I look at a body it gives me choice of what to put in a painting, what will suit me and what won't.
No matter how many people give me advice, I am going to do what my heart tells me to do
To some degree, Hollywood doesn't know what to do with me because the characters I do are so different. But hopefully, that will give me longevity.
I am not a composer of music; I sing pieces which have been written for me which gives me bigger freedom to search for pieces I want to record.
I'm really looking forward to it because it will give me the opportunity to do the whole other kind of approach to the music live that I haven't had a chance to do. and I think is important for me to do.
For me, music is so passionate, I have to give it my all every time I go onstage. Onstage, it was always comfortable for me, because that's where I felt at home.
For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
I started off as a director, so when I see other actors directing, it gives me hope that maybe they'll put me into that position at some point, too.
My parents were not very happy. They were very worried about me pursuing a career that even if I had talent might not give me the happiness and the success that they - any parent hopes for their child.
So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me 'Can you give me a lift?' I said 'Sure, you look great, the world's your oyster, go for it.'
Me being a black girl in London, whose mom is first-generation African and whose dad is West Indian, gives me a different view. I'm coming at soul from my own place.
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
Love was not in it for me at first. I dated guys because of the way they looked. And then I began to learn that it's what's inside that counts. Love to me now is understanding. It's giving.
It's childish, but it still gives me great pleasure to see high-res pictures everyone told me would be impossible.
The most rewarding thing for me has been this affirmation for me that people are basically good and smart, and if you give them a simple tool that allows them to exhibit that behavior, they'll prove it to you every single day.
