Bernice King Quotes
My dad was one who - he was nonpartisan, first of all. He learned to work with whatever administration was in office.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom for the Arab world. I say, well, that's great. I was talking about that fifty years ago.
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Many people thought I would never succeed, because I am so Russian. So Russian, hundred percent.
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My dream role is Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion.
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There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.
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I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship and the will to overcome it.
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I don't think the Taliban will ever come back to take Afghanistan, no.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries.
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I'm not of the American ilk that, you know, your lover needs to be your best friend and know you inside out. I think he should know you well enough to please you. Otherwise, what secret will there be to tell him when you're ninety?
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You know, one of the only times I ever wrote about art was the obituary of Warhol that I did for the Village Voice.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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Unlike many Californians or New Yorkers, college football is a religion down south.
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I love everything to be organized and clean... all the time.
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Home is where one starts from.
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I did two or three plays every summer.
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I like doing my own stunts.
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Singing and dancing is not just for the cast of 'Glee'. We can wake up doing both and have it be a natural expression of who we are.
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πόλλ' οἶδ' ἀλώπηξ, ἐχῖνος δ'ἓν μέγα
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My mom played 12-string and sang, and my dad could play pretty much any wind instrument and had a great ear for harmony. Soon enough, my sister and I got into music because we were always around it, and people were always listening to it.
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I like salty, creamy foods. I could sit down with a bag of chips and French onion dip and go to town! That would be on my last-supper list.
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I started touring in 2006, and there was an agreement made for merchandise between my mom and myself.
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That is the road we all have to take - over the Bridge of Sight into eternity.
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My dad was one who - he was nonpartisan, first of all. He learned to work with whatever administration was in office.
