#so

I like to cook Puerto Rican food. That's what I grew up on: rice, beans, meat, some Italian-American food. I know my way around the kitchen. ↗

— Jennifer Lopez

#beans #cook #food #grew #i

I don't think you should reprimand your child for everything you're feeling because for them it's as serious as when something happens in our day and we get upset about it. ↗

— Nia Long

#because #child #day #everything #feeling

I went over to the Charlestown Navy Yard yesterday and saw some big men of war, one over 100 guns. ↗

— John D. Long

#guns #i #men #navy #over

I know for me like I have a reputation of being kind of tough, I have a reputation of also being the girl next door, kind of sweet but I have standards and my thing is, it's me on that screen and I don't have control over everything in this and I'm grateful and thankful. ↗

— Nia Long

#being #control #door #everything #girl

I think for me to find that project is going to be something that I'm going to have to develop for myself. ↗

— Nia Long

#find #going #i #i think #me

I think Nina Simone has had an amazing journey. She was spicy and she had attitude and she didn't care, she wanted her money in a paper bag and don't mess with me and I've been doing some research on that so. ↗

— Nia Long

#attitude #bag #been #care #doing

I was happy she got it and I have to sort of - and one of the reasons I did Third Watch is because I wanted to break that thing of just being the pretty girl and play it down and let it be about the work. ↗

— Nia Long

#because #being #break #did #down

It took a long time to get that film made. I went in for it almost right after or like maybe six or seven months after I had my son and actually auditioned for the Regina King part and they just were like, 'No, you're just - you just don't really seem the part.' ↗

— Nia Long

#after #almost #auditioned #film #get

A tax loophole is something that benefits the other guy. If it benefits you, it is tax reform. ↗

— Russell B. Long

#guy #loophole #other #reform #something

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#enough #gate #great #knock #long