Kenny Leon Quotes
I'm not one to spend my life asking the question, 'Is there racism in America?' Certainly there is. But I want to do something about it.
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The love of liberty and the sense of human dignity are the basic elements of the Anarchist creed.
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Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.
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I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said, 'I'll arrange a marriage for you at 18,' but she also said that we could achieve anything we put our minds to an encourage us to dream of becoming prime minister or president.
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People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling.
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We've made some good beginnings with the New START Treaty, but a lot more can be done.
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
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The ideal American type is perfectly expressed by the Protestant, individualist, anti-conformist, and this is the type that is in the process of disappearing. In reality there are few left.
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From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
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Library campaigners are not prepared to stand by and watch something they cherish be dismantled brick by brick.
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I approve of anyone wearing what the establishment says you must not wear.
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Fashion anticipates.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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My mom bought me a white Strat, but that wasn't what I wanted, so I went to a guitar store in Cleveland and - the guy told me it was a really good deal - made an even swap for a blue Teisco Del Ray. I loved that guitar and used it a bunch.
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In business, every phase of things counts. Companies that just yell out a low price today to win business aren't going to make money in the long term.
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Semiotics is really interested in the questions like, what keeps you watching something, what keeps you - you know, what keeps you listening to a story on the radio? Like, what keeps you turning the pages in a book? What's the pleasure of it that's moving you forward, that's pulling you in and grabbing you and pulling you forward?
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Oh. Yes. There. Is. A. Lot of pressure. As a solo singer. Absolutely.
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I think often the West does not understand the history and the privilege of wearing a hijab. They always think of oppression.
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Whoever has lost a fight in the UFC and hasn't wanted to fight that guy the next day shouldn't be in the sport.
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When I was younger I would go to the airport with my friends and drive out 2 A.M., 3 A.M. in the morning and just hang out until sunrise watching planes fly in and fly out. Just sit there and dream about how, one day, that's going to be us in those flights. We're gonna be one of those people with places to go.
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You can hate me, but why knock my hustle? I'ma be the queen no matter how they shuffle.
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So how do you like my overall look? (Jay's usual stage attire was bib overalls)
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I want to devour you with my eyes, and tell you over and over that you've never been so beautiful.
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I'm not one to spend my life asking the question, 'Is there racism in America?' Certainly there is. But I want to do something about it.
