Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
Never before have I written so long a letter. I'm afraid it is much too long to take your precious time. I can assure you that it would have been much shorter if I had been writing from a comfortable desk, but what else can one do when he is alone in a narrow jail cell, other than write long letters, think long thoughts, and pray long prayers?Martin Luther King, Jr.
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'In A World...' changed my life a thousand per cent. I feel thankful that something I believed in so much - I love dialect, so I dedicated five years of my life to making a film about it - yielded such rewards. It led to 'Man Up,' as well as 'No Escape,' which comes out later this year... two movies where I am the female lead.
Lake Bell -
I think that the U.S. does have this very much more open attitude, and I admire it very much and I think it's very important to the world. But the information and the discussion sometimes come too late, after the effective decision has been made.
E. P. Thompson -
Chicken and horse meat are the best foods for weightlifters, and good food is important.
Ilya Ilyin -
Boys are like puppies, but the thing I find terrifying is how do you steer them?
Talulah Riley -
People make mistakes. They say stupid things.
Gary Lineker -
I grew up in a funeral home, born and raised, and everyone was always like, 'Well, what was that like?' and I was like, 'It was normal', because it's all I knew.
Tamara Tunie
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People fight today for the same fundamental reasons the Greek historian Thucydides identified nearly 2,500 years ago: fear, honor, and interest.
H. R. McMaster -
I am that weirdo that chooses the difficult route down the side of the street.
Taylor Lautner -
I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works.
Paolo Bacigalupi -
When one is too old for love, one finds great comfort in good dinners.
Zora Neale Hurston -
People say that globalisation has negative aspects, but I don't believe globalisation is bad. It's criticised from a western perspective, but if you put yourself in the shoes of people in the developing world, it provides an unprecedented opportunity.
Tadashi Yanai -
He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king.
Saint Augustine
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I'm fearless, to a degree.
Laura Bell Bundy -
The government of Sudan, employing a back channel direct from its president to the Central Intelligence Agency, offered in the early spring of 1996 to arrest Osama bin Laden and place him in Saudi custody, according to officials and former officials in all three countries.
Barton Gellman -
With a male-centric show, the women are usually very two-dimensional.
Caitriona Balfe -
When George asked me to be the prequels, it was the same kind of meeting - it was very short and to the point. It was nice to see him after a long time, and we met in a hotel room.
Ian McDiarmid -
The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say.
Sam Walton -
I can't be bothered anymore about giving songs titles.
Damon Albarn Blur
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I think as long as you're being creative and finding your own work interesting, that's all that matters.
Kathleen Anne Brien -
We have heard time and time again in the course of our work how talking can help heal the hidden challenges we can't deal with alone.
Kate Middleton -
Applause is interesting, but I'm a monster with or without it. Something is either well written or it isn't. 'White Rabbit' is not well written, and no amount of applause or royalties can convince me it is. I could have done a better job with those lyrics. They didn't say what I wanted.
Grace Slick Starship -
Never before have I written so long a letter. I'm afraid it is much too long to take your precious time. I can assure you that it would have been much shorter if I had been writing from a comfortable desk, but what else can one do when he is alone in a narrow jail cell, other than write long letters, think long thoughts, and pray long prayers?
Martin Luther King, Jr.