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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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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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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In the minor leagues, previous to 2008, I took a lot of pitches. I prided myself on on-base percentage. I made sure that I made the pitcher work.
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My first audition happened to be for 'Kindergarten Cop,' and I took that role. I was only starting to learn English at that point. Spanish is my first language, so they made me a speaking character in the movie. I didn't really know I was shooting a movie. I was just having a lot of fun with 30 kids my own age.
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With 'Seven Deadly Sins,' there was a lot of personal stuff in there that I didn't even realize I'd been carrying around for awhile. And a lot of guilt involved, a lot of emotion, a lot of depression. Once I was done writing that book, I was able to really let go of that stuff.
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When I was in college, I wrote poetry very seriously, and then once I had started writing short stories, I didn't go back to poetry, partially because I felt like I understood how incredibly difficult it was.
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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.
