Betty Smith Quotes
I never listen to what people tell me and I can't read. The only way I know what is right and wrong is the way I feel about things. If I feel bad, it's wrong. If I feel good, it's right.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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What's interesting about Stephen Baldwin is that me and Dana Gould were originally cast for 'Bio-Dome' – but Pauly Shore and Baldwin ended up doing it. So there's a little movie trivia for ya.
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No god ever gave any man anything, nor ever answered any prayer at any time - nor ever will.
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Do you follow American politics? They hate Obama. Hate him. He's a black man. That's what it is: it's racist. This guy is no bleeding-heart liberal. He's a centrist.
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To the best of my judgment, I have labored for, and not against, the Union. As I have not felt, so I have not expressed any harsh sentiment towards our Southern brethren. I have constantly declared, as I really believed, the only difference between them and us is the difference of circumstances.
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The film 'Tapped' illustrates quite clearly how we've been getting 'soaked' for years by the bottled water industry.
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I have a preference for film just because of the familiarity. It's what I know, and I sort of have nostalgia for it.
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I have no interest in non-fiction. I don't read it and don't watch it and don't write it, other than a little journalistic column.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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I want to lay all my cards out on the table and walk away with no regrets.
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Ringside seats mean you hear the breaking of ribs, the splattered cartilage of what was once the boxer's nose, the dislocation of the jaw, the horrifying 'ugggh' that the boxer utters milliseconds after receiving a crushing left hook to the solar plexus or kidneys or head.
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I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn't comfortable for them just to please me? And the answer is no.
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We all have a way to contribute, to your community, to your family, whatever it is you can do.
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When I was 11, I decided to start rapping, playing guitar, and writing songs. Everything really blossomed from there.
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I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
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In Mexico we have a trick - add a crystal of salt to the kettle and the tea tastes better, almost English. But after four pots, your kettle's broken.
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People just can't wrap their heads around two young black women in a major production.
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America is a country that prides itself on being able to identify a 'straight shooter' or 'the genuine article' when it comes to our leaders. As a nation, we can 'feel it in our gut' when someone is giving us a bum steer.
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Industrial hemp is a very useful plant. I challenged the attorney general to get rid of the criminal stigma associated with hemp so we can look at it in terms of how it might be useful.
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I was partly old-fashioned and partly modern.
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The rapid proliferation of cell phones in Afghanistan proves that anything that adds value to people's lives spreads like brushfire - and commerce is certainly a force that could add value for Afghanis.
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The very quick and high sales of the book caught us off guard, but fortunately we got the second edition from the printers at the end of last week and the shops should now be stocked again.
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The value of many men and books rests solely on their faculty for compelling all to speak out the most hidden and intimate things.
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I never listen to what people tell me and I can't read. The only way I know what is right and wrong is the way I feel about things. If I feel bad, it's wrong. If I feel good, it's right.
