Nelly (Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.) Quotes
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The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.
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Age for me is just a number.
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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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Tyrannies not only want to control your mind and thoughts but your flesh as well.
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I try and find fun activities like mountain biking, hiking, or water sports for a workout rather than pushing weight in the gym.
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A newspaperman said, 'You have to have a team in New York.' I replied, 'Who says you have to have a team in New York?' What came out in the papers was a headline that said, Giles Says, 'Who needs New York?' I confess that quote bothered me, and there seemed to be no way to dispose of it. It was repeated again and again.
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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Once you're a Virginian, you're always a Virginian.
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Themes only arise after a novel is written, and people begin to try to talk about it.
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I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.
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Winston Cup and the Busch Series are two totally different leagues. You get put in different situations.
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Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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I've been incredibly lucky. I've worked in two iconic shows, 'Carry On' and 'EastEnders.' If it all ended tomorrow - and it could - I'd just be terribly grateful. I've been fortunate enough to do what I love and get paid for it.
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Our constitutional liberties shall not be sacrificed in our search for greater security, for that is what our enemies and all enemies of freedom and democracy hope to achieve.
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I didn't develop or build synths. I had my technicians modify them for my live stage performances.
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Letting the facts speak for themselves is an immoral principle when we all know that facts and figures can be selected to prove anything.
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Daniel Ellsberg showed tremendous courage back in the '70s.
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I think a guy who's had just the right amount of booze can sing the blues a hell of a lot better than a guy who is stone sober.
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Despair and frustration will not shake our belief that the resistance is the only way of liberation.
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I'm going to insist on making sure that we've got decent funding, that we've got enough teachers, that we've got computers in the classroom, but unless you turn off the television set and get over a certain anti-intellectualism that I think pervades some low-income communities, our children are not going to achieve.
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There are tribes in Africa who believe that a camera steals a little part of your soul, and in a way, I think that's true about living your private life in public. It takes something away from your relationships; it cheapens them.
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I've got my little black dress on And if I tell myself that nothing's wrong This doesn't have to be a sad song Not with my little black dress on.
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How many people out there really set a budget?
