Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (Taj Mahal) Quotes
I was always taught that Latin, Caribbean people were cousins to me, as well as blues was a cousin to me, as well as Africans were direct relatives to me. It was all a part of my language.Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
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The arms race is worse than it ever was, the dumping of creation down a military rat hole is worse than it ever was, the wars across the earth are worse than they ever were.
Daniel Berrigan -
We left my birthplace, Brooklyn, New York, in 1939 when I was 13. I enjoyed the ethnic variety and the interesting students in my public school, P.S. 134. The kids in my neighborhood were only competitive in games, although unfriendly gangs tended to define the limits of our neighborhood.
Irwin Rose -
Our presence in Afghanistan is not worth the price of any more American lives or treasure.
Camille Paglia -
You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
Aaron Neville -
This is what people need: an easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use tool.
Nat Friedman -
I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky.
Mads Mikkelsen
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I'm lucky that I have my family, I'm lucky that my parents are still together. Those are the things that I cherish.
Hailey Bieber -
I realized that acting isn't necessarily what I love, but it's what I do. But I really do love filmmaking.
Sam Jaeger -
There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
Karen Thompson Walker -
Early impressions are like glimpses seen through the window by night when lightning is about.
E. F. Benson -
If I'm confirmed, I'll be myself.
Samuel Alito -
I am strictly against remaking a movie.
Mahesh Babu
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I knew on the day that I accepted my job at CNN that a ratings victory at 8 P.M. was going to be a formidable challenge. As I have been told over and over, this is the toughest time slot in cable news.
Brown Campbell -
What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
Samuel Beckett -
I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk.
H. L. Mencken -
When I did 'Hot Fuzz,' I tried to get Barbara Steele in the movie, but I was told she had retired.
Edgar Wright -
When I say I'm an authentic conservative, it's because when you look at who I am and where I come from, it'd be a lot easier to have grown up a Democrat.
Adam Hasner -
I am a bit of a Cheap Pete, but I do spend a fortune on books and false moustaches and practical jokes.
Karen Duffy
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There's no worse crime in journalism these days than simply deciding something's a story because Drudge links to it.
Chuck Todd -
I think of a child's mind as a blank book. During the first years of his life, much will be written on the pages. The quality of that writing will affect his life profoundly.
Walt Disney -
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
H. L. Mencken -
We will continue to invest in our people and technology to help provide a safe place for civic discourse and meaningful connections on Facebook.
Alex Stamos -
Direct confrontation, direct conversation is real respect. And it's amazing how many people get that.
Penn Jillette -
I was always taught that Latin, Caribbean people were cousins to me, as well as blues was a cousin to me, as well as Africans were direct relatives to me. It was all a part of my language.
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks