Bessie Head Quotes
I am building a stairway to the stars. I have the authority to take the whole of mankind up there with me. That is why I write.
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My mother is the sort of a person who has no boundaries and no filter. She also has a big ego, but it's a very unique one. And I grew up with lots of artists in an environment where conformity and the norm were totally not what anybody was after.
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My father's a Southern Baptist minister. I wasn't lighting cars on fire; I just wasn't.
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I think, from the very beginning, I always knew that I needed to get out of Malaysia and do my thing somewhere else.
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Well, my wife, Cathy Gillespie, worked for Joe Barton, who was running for Congress in 1984.
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War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities.
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I believe in the 'Wal-Mart' school of business. The less people pay, the more they enjoy it.
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That's what I've wanted to do my whole life, just act. When I was younger, I loved to entertain people. I always used to make up dance routines, do little plays. I love to perform, basically.
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I think Hispanic community - the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. Do you know the rate of military enlistment among Hispanics is higher than any demographic in this country? And they are also hard work and responsibility.
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
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I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine.
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I think that anything that has privileges have responsibility and all people that is clear about their responsibility has compromise.
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Making films. It gave me a voice. Legitimately saved me.
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Game theorists analyze negotiations as if they were split-a-pie games involving selfish players.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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Evil report carries further than any applause.
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My goal is I want to create the 20-20-20 club: 20 sacks, 20 tackles for loss, 20 batted balls.
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Reducing caloric intake is the only proven method of extending life. If caloric intake is reduced to 20 percent below maintenance, you can extend your lifespan considerably.
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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
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I hate cardio; I hate to go for a run. I hate physical things. But Jiu Jitsu is fun because its self-defence and you get some good cardio.
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There is no lack of profitability or investment among these telecommunications companies. There is nothing that an open-internet order did to them that diminished their success.
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We all self-conscious. I'm just the first to admit it.
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We are a country that met successes in the fight against terrorism.
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I am building a stairway to the stars. I have the authority to take the whole of mankind up there with me. That is why I write.
