Bernice King Quotes
My first introduction to South Africa's struggle for freedom came when I was just 17. I had volunteered to speak in my mother's stead at a United Nations forum on South Africa because she was unable to attend on that occasion.
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I have absolutely no regret about my vote against this war. The same questions remain. The cost in human lives, the cost to our budget, probably 100 billion. We could have probably brought down that statue for a lot less.
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There was a point where I really felt I had 'penniless divorcee lone parent' tattooed on my head.
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I've always played strong women who are doing their own thing.
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I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.
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I want to go create my own independent content and entertainment, in new models and in new ways, and essentially show studios and networks that people are good.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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I just use intuition - would I wear that? Would it feel okay? It's pretty simple, nothing too complicated.
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
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I did two or three plays every summer.
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Because I'm a designer, I'm quite good when I shop. I know what I'm looking for.
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I don't really believe in the auteur theory.
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I think a great athlete transcends eras.
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I try not to second-guess editors; they're the clients, and I have no expectation that my strip is going to make it into every paper every day.
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I feel, even if someone is blessed with good hair, one needs to follow the basic hair care regime, and that means investing in the correct shampoo, conditioner, and mask.
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The reaction that I got from 'Diamonds' I would have expected to get from 'House of the Rising Sun' or one of the other songs.
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Stan is a rescue Chihuahua mix. He was the role model for Bob, the dog in 'Ivan.' The drawings in the book look precisely like Stan.
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I'm in favor of any technology that makes my work available to the reading public at a reasonable price.
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One of the great things about music is how it can take you places.
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I loathe and detest movies and television and don't watch any. I do not have the time.
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Trees are right at the heart of all the necessary debates: ecological, social, economic, political, moral, religious.
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My mother had heard all about miniskirts but had never seen one so I took her for lunch at Alvaro's [in Chelsea]. We walked down the King's Road and waited 10 seconds for our first miniskirt and a girl came along with her skirt tucked round her arse. I said: 'What do you think, ma?' And she said: 'If it's not for sale, you shouldn't put it in the window!'
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When I started out, nobody gave me scripts, so I had to write...
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The artist is he who can take something ordinary and wring out of it attar of roses.
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My first introduction to South Africa's struggle for freedom came when I was just 17. I had volunteered to speak in my mother's stead at a United Nations forum on South Africa because she was unable to attend on that occasion.
