Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Quotes
My calling was first of all to ensure there was peace in the country, because we could easily have gone back to war. In the midst of the country, there were still warlords; there were many child soldiers who had never gone to school - they were part of the social setting - compromises had to be made.
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I came up from growing up with a lot of Catholic guilt, a lot of punk rock, hipster guilt in the later years where I think people have thrown a lot of things on me. Where I always felt like I'm not supposed to tell the horn section what to play or I don't want to come off egotistical.
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I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.
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Hip-hop is rich in musical allusion. It takes something that already existed, respects it, and reuses it.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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Self-doubt kills talent.
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It's been tough for me being away from the game.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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There's a policy now of opening the doors to the outside world.
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I do believe the potential for ConnectU was as big as Facebook's, absolutely.
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I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.
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IQ in general has improved since tests first began. Psychologists think that this is because modern life becomes ever more complicated.
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I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.
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I'm bringing what I've always wanted: film quality work on television. That's the way it should be.
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I don't think I've ever been chatted up, and I don't think I've ever chatted anyone up. The Fresh Prince has the best chat-up lines.
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Hair wax is my go-to. When it comes to shampoo, I use whatever is at the rink.
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My Welsh grandmother Mair didn't meet my grandfather until she was 28, quite old to be unmarried in the early '40s.
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I'm honestly all over the board. I think if I had to pick one, I'd probably say it's country first, but I listen to literally everything: country, pop, rock, rap.
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The Cold War has been over for a long time. I'm not interested in having battles that, frankly, started before I was born.
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We were on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, which was hardly rock 'n' roll, but it pleased me.
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The wisdom of age: don't stop walking.
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Players playing with a lot of confidence can achieve great things.
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My calling was first of all to ensure there was peace in the country, because we could easily have gone back to war. In the midst of the country, there were still warlords; there were many child soldiers who had never gone to school - they were part of the social setting - compromises had to be made.
