Charley Pride Quotes
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.
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I ain't just collab-ing with anybody. Because I don't care about making friends. I got enough friends.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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I started growing my audience in small clubs through word-of-mouth. I started making music that isn't necessarily commercially viable, and it's not necessarily marketable to my peers to a certain extent.
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A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
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There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
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Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? no. Just as one can never learn how to paint.
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In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed.
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I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.
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For me life is a challenge. And it will be a challenge if I live to be 100 or if I get to be a trillionaire.
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I split my commission and personal work about 50 per cent each. It is important to get that balance in life.
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As an individual, I need space and can't be locked in a house with strangers. I would do 'Bigg Boss' if I get to co-host it with Salman Khan.
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The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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42% of our management team are women. So we've reset the goal to 50% by 2017. Because that's when Westpac becomes 200 years old as an institution - the oldest bank, and indeed the oldest company in Australia. So that's a lovely point to reflect on.
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The most distinguishing element of my novels is that I try as hard as I can - within the context of a popular commercial thriller - to make them feel authentic. Drawing on real locations and real events is part of that authenticity.
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I'm a promoter of the people for the people and by the people and my magic lies in my people ties. I'm a promoter of America. I'm American people. You know what I mean? So therefore, uh, do not send for who the bell tolls 'cause the bell tolls for thee.
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More modern poetry is written than read.
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I have been around for a long, long time. I didn't make it 'til I was older. I went through the period when women were not getting signed, particularly if you were writing songs that were lyrically propelled.
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Progress leads to confusion leads to progress and on and on without respite. Every one of the many major advances … created sooner or later, more often sooner, new problems. These confusions, never twice the same, are not to be deplored. Rather, those who participate experience them as a privilege.
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Performing is an experience, for me, that is as humbling as it is energizing.
