Kerry Washington Quotes
People don't think about the fact that when Barack Obama's parents had him - it was illegal for them to be married in several states in this country. So if we start making it okay that certain people can marry and other people can't, it's a slippery slope of civil rights. Who knows who is going to be allowed to marry or not marry next.
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We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence, but imagining the sound.
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If Boston charters can be stymied despite their extraordinary success, charters anywhere can be stopped.
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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
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When I was prepping for my Broadway debut as Romeo, it really hit me that I had never done that. I had trained at drama school for three years in my late teens to early 20s, and I'd studied Shakespeare, of course, but I hadn't actually performed it. So to do something like Romeo for my first Broadway role was a challenge.
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Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only failure can bring. There are many ways to practice it. Try taking up golf. Or making your own bagels. Or raising a teenager.
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My health is fine.
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I love work where I can find out more about the world and its history.
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Free speech is not a bogus issue. It is an issue.
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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Personally, I love theater; that's where I started.
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If you want to wear long hair or wear that dress, as long as you're not hurting yourself or anybody else, I say do it. If you want to go out and have a romantic, sexy affair, do it.
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Actors, after all, dream.
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I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.
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I don't stop at my past; I like new work. I like what I'm doing tomorrow.
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I took on cancer like I take on everything - like a mission and a job to accomplish.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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Healing yourself is connected with healing others.
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At the weekends, I usually have around 50 kids running around in my back garden. They are all friends of my kids. I know all their names. We have barbecues, put up tents, and play soccer. I love it.
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A rent in your clothes is a mishap, a stain on them is a vice.
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I feel it is my Christian duty to be at least as careful in my personal grooming, if not more so, than before my conversion. You may have dry hair and my habits may not be workable for you. But shampooing my hair twice a week is as much a part of my spiritual life as my daily quiet time.
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One of my earliest memories is of seeing my mother in her beach chair, reading a book under an umbrella by the water's edge while my sisters and I played beside her. Of all the life lessons she taught me, that is one of my favorites: to take time at a place I love, restore my spirit with books and the beach.
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When people know you've been a soldier, they judge you: you are a thief, a lost boy.
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When lines are great, they're easy to do. You just find the essence of it, and you do it.
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People don't think about the fact that when Barack Obama's parents had him - it was illegal for them to be married in several states in this country. So if we start making it okay that certain people can marry and other people can't, it's a slippery slope of civil rights. Who knows who is going to be allowed to marry or not marry next.
