Chuck D (Carlton Douglas Ridenhour) Quotes
I spread the message of hope and of unity. That's what gets me up in the morning. I can tell you what is wrong, but I can't tell you how to fix it. I'm a raptivist, not a politician. I deal in hope.
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North Korea is not an undeveloped country; it is a country that has fallen out of the developed world.
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I want 'The Lady' magazine to be restored to its traditional place in the pantheon of weekly magazines.
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There was just a lot of comedy on the TV in the house, and my parents are both very funny.
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I am a little obsessed with surprise kitty.
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A cheat day for me, the first thing that I crave, I'll eat. That's my rule. So if I wake up and I want pancakes, I'm gonna eat pancakes. If I want a cheeseburger for lunch or for dinner, I'm gonna eat it. If I want fries, I'm gonna eat the fries.
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
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The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.
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The importance of local governance may not be obvious to an America accustomed to treating city and state downfalls with doses of federal comeuppance. Sometimes there's a reason for that - the Civil War. More often, all reasoning seems absent - No Child Left Behind.
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My argument is simple, which is, that for several thousand years in Western civilization, marriage has been the union of one man and one woman. Research is overwhelming that children need mothers and fathers.
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Frankly, we actresses are so much in a hurry. We feel we have very few years to shine in our career, so we neglect our personal life. But for me, both aspects are equally important. I don't want to grow old and have regrets.
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I'll put the Packers' best players on defense. It's best for a team and good for its morale.
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In England I am not English, in India I am not Indian. I am chained to the 1,000 square miles that is Trinidad; but I will evade that fate yet.
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A long-lasting and sustained recovery will never be achieved through massive government spending programs.
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I've spent my life visiting a handful of people who are very close to me when they've been committed to one hospital or another in New York.
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There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It's just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me.
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Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities.
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A lot of black guys always ask me, 'Did Larry Bird really play that good?' I said, 'Larry Bird is so good it's frightening.'
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I want to, at the end of the day, be able to say, 'I am a runner.'
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I'm usually working on eight or 10 things at once.
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Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it.
Mark Spitz -
I love movies that are just straight-up exploitation, but the ones that endure and the ones that last are the ones where the filmmakers put in that extra level of thought; after 25 years you put them on in front of an audience, and they'll respond to it and enjoy it.
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We very much regret that our merger with Sprint was not allowed to proceed.
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Well, I make every song I sing personal. I've never chosen a song that wasn't.
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I spread the message of hope and of unity. That's what gets me up in the morning. I can tell you what is wrong, but I can't tell you how to fix it. I'm a raptivist, not a politician. I deal in hope.
