Ella Baker Quotes
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We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence, but imagining the sound.
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For me, it's always been very essential to work on projects that one can work on almost for their entire life.
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I don't know the right way to retire.
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I'm not a Man U fan at all, but I can't get enough of Rooney. What a joy to watch!
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Women are put in a position of feeling embarrassed about their bodies. It's so ridiculous, but also astounding - we have to always be apologetic about having created the human race.
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I had been playing for about a year and a half when the Beach Boys formed. When our folks went to Mexico on business, we would take the food money they had left us and we would rent instruments.
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We shot 'Telusa Telusa' song in Bolivia. It took us 50 hours to get to the location. We shot in high altitudes, and oxygen cylinders were kept handy.
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If major companies sourcing in developing countries care only about price and quality, local suppliers will be lured to cut corners on environmental standards to win contracts.
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If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.
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The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.
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It is not known, now, for what length of time the Tuatha de Danaan had the sway over Ireland, and it is likely it was a long time they had it, but they were put from it at last.
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You cannot underestimate people's ability to spot a soulless, bureaucratic tactic a million miles away. It's a big reason why so many companies that have dipped a toe in social media waters have failed miserably.
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I have turned down so many endorsements. My phone never stops ringing.
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I always look to play flawed characters. I'm not very interested in playing somebody that's just, you know, the very nice one or the attractive one, or whatever, which a lot of female parts can just be written that way.
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Equality for women is progress for all.
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It's some weird idea to think that you've always got to say everything is great and perfect.
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Twitter has become a group conversation of that type that used to take place on trading floors.
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People like Art Blakey and Buddy Rich, you look at them playing music, and it's just like looking at a heavy metal drummer. I mean, they're playing with the same amount of ferocity. It's not to say all jazz is like that.
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In organic chemistry, we have learnt to derive from compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen, i.e. from the hydrocarbons, all other types of combinations, such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, acids, etc.
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As a creative person, you want to start with a blank canvas.
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Only very brave mouse makes nest in cat's ear.
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So many people - it’s just hard to believe, but just so many people dead, so many people gravely injured, so much carnage, such a disgrace. The horror is beyond description. The families of these wonderful people are totally devastated, and they will be forever. Likewise, our whole nation and indeed the whole world is devastated.
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I think it's always good to get into your partner's mindset.
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Strong people don't need strong leaders.
