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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Declaring the San Gabriel Mountains a national monument will make this natural wonder more accessible. It will welcome people from all walks of life and maintain the mountains' wild character at the same time.
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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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There's nothing fun about 30 people standing around watching you, like, pretend to pleasure someone. Nothing enjoyable about it, believe me.
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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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While marriage is historically associated with dire obligation and clipped wings, I've found that it actually liberates you to take on adventure and achieve your dreams. I like to call my husband 'my person.' Find your 'person,' and you can do anything!
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If I'm still walking, I am not dead. So I have to still walk and run towards the benefit of Lebanon.
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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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'Sabotage' was an opportunity. That was journeyman work, but the irony is I learned more off that movie on what filmmaking is and isn't than everything else combined. A lot of lessons, and it will impact me for the rest of my career.
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I truly believe that a woman can have anything she wants - if she's willing to do the hard work it takes to get it.
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The church is not made up of one person but a whole congregation, and they should be able to interact with art without being told what to think.
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Anxiety is an extension of the dynamics of fear. It's the feeling of fear without an awareness of the object of your fear. All you know is that you're fearful, but you can't specify exactly what you are afraid of. You just worry about everything.
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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.
