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I keep thinking, we teach children to use language to solve their disputes. We teach them not to hit and fight and bite. Then look what adults do!


Naomi Shihab Nye

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NAOMI SCOTT I'm my own person. You can't generalise about people.
NAOMI SCOTT There are too many people around keeping me grounded to go off the rails.
NAOMI SCOTT I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, ...
NAOMI SCOTT No 17-year-old is just one thing, especially in this day and age. Kids are into all sorts of things.
NAOMI SCOTT I want to pursue music in the future, but I'm taking it a step at a time and making sure I'm...
NAOMI SCOTT I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't ...
NAOMI SCOTT I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things. My parents are so amazing, they'r...
NAOMI SCOTT I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, ...
NAOMI SCOTT I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, ...
NAOMI SCOTT All of us, although we may have a label attached to us, that's not who we are.
NAOMI SCOTT There are too many people around keeping me grounded to go off the rails. I'm my own person.
NAOMI SCOTT Within a few weeks of coming back from filming 'Lemonade Mouth,' I got these scripts, and &#...
NAOMI SCOTT I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't ...
NAOMI SCOTT I don't take vacations.
NAOMI JUDD I'm a darned good listener.
NAOMI JUDD Ignorance is my least favorite thing. I really think it's at the core of all our problems.
NAOMI JUDD I'm a registered, vetted gun owner, but that's because I live way out in the country, like w...
NAOMI JUDD I've never experienced chronic pain myself, but I have known many people over the years who have...
NAOMI JUDD I've had women tell me that when their daughters see them taking care of themselves, and being d...
NAOMI JUDD I'm a communicator.
NAOMI JUDD