Darlene Love Quotes
My father was a Pentecostal minister; that's how I was brought up. So I never thought of having a secular career.
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You take the best of our tradition as a start, and I'll take the best of Christianity ... From there we can build.
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I'm not some sort of tormented soul looking for an identity in the roles I take. I became an actress because I just love dressing up and playing.
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I've always liked working really hard and then doing nothing in particular. So, consequently, I didn't overexpose myself; I guess I maintained a kind of mystery. I wasn't ambitious.
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In this era in which we live, the old-fashioned virtues grow increasingly unpopular.
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The whole kiss-and-tell thing is a negative approach that often happens in a World Cup. We will see negative stories about the players and it can affect their confidence and the overall performance of the national team on the pitch, let alone the bid to actually stage the competition.
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There is still a funny notion that women should not write violent fiction.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.
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The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose.
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From a spectator point of view, Test cricket is not important; people hardly watch Test cricket. But as a player, Tests are the real thing. You have to concentrate for five days. It's a lot of time, and not easy to do it day in and day out. If people have played 70-100 Tests, it's a lot of cricket, a lot of concentration and dedication.
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I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy.
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I felt like I had two fathers. I had my real father and the father in my head.
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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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God does arithmetic.
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You must never throw away things that are worth good money.
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When you have that long, flowing hair, you feel different - when you cut it, the framing of your face changes immediately.
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Whatever storytelling muscles you've developed as a documentary filmmaker will be extremely helpful as a narrative filmmaker.
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There is always a mix of apprehension and excitement before you try songs out on a new audience.
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I require every Taipei student to swim; if they can't pass the test they won't graduate. Why do I do that? Because I think that is very, very important integral part of their education.
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Abstract Expressionism - the first American movement to have a worldwide influence - was remarkably short-lived: It heated up after World War II and was all but done for by 1960 (although visit any art school today and you'll find a would-be Willem de Kooning).
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I won't apologize for choosing my career over kids.
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Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.
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My father was a Pentecostal minister; that's how I was brought up. So I never thought of having a secular career.
