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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There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants.
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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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In Washington, I will never vote to raise taxes, I will fight to repeal healthcare reform, and I will work to balance the budget.
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Any fool can have bad luck; the art consists in knowing how to exploit it.
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Bind up their wounds - but look the other way.
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When I began work on my first book, 'The River of Doubt,' which tells the story of Theodore Roosevelt's 1914 descent of an unmapped river in the Amazon rainforest, I thought of it as a tale of adventure, exploration and extraordinary courage.
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Sometimes the darker the work, the more fun you can have.
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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.
