Debbie Allen Quotes
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The nation... doesn't simply need what we have. It needs what we are.
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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The single most important thing that I feel responsible for is that the company cherishes the work.
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I am a free man. I don't need to earn money. But I need to love what I do.
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With a warm drink, in a rocking chair and family and friends around, I am working on finding peace and joy in the moments we have been given. It doesn't have to all make sense. I don't have all the answers.
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I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.
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The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry, all that he has learned about poetry, is only a partial assurance.
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Actually, I didn't make the claim that Ruby follows the principle of least surprise. Someone felt the design of Ruby follows that philosophy, so they started saying that. I didn't bring that up, actually.
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In Hinduism, Shiva is a deity who represents transformation. Through destruction and restoration, Shiva reminds us that endings are beginnings, and that our world is constantly undergoing a cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where I was in a given scene, who was next to me, what we were doing etc. But after I've gotten through all of this, when I'm really watching the film itself, then I get moved.
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A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning.
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I've always wanted to be my own person and stand by the things I believe in and I thought I might lose that independence if I ran for political office.
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When people are in the midst of really heavy stuff and still have a sense of humor, I admire that.
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The fact is fiction is always a representation of life, sometimes the lives of famous people.
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I can understand better than most the contradiction between the idealistic civilisation and religious morals of Europe and what they did with the slaves, because the root of the evil is only two generations away from me. Maybe this has fed my need to fight against the abuses of modern civilisation.
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Bolivia is not yet a country of equals.
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My father is a Jehovah's Witness, and he raised us under a very strict hand.
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I don't think that the writer is regarded as a freak by Americans.
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Now if the will of God is so important, it has to be proved. And now through Sahaja Yoga, after the breaking of the Sahasrara, you have now for the first time felt the will of God, which is such an important thing.
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So moderate is insisting that North Korea should open door to outside.
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The only performance that makes it, that really makes it, that makes it all the way, is the one that achieves madness.
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Even when you have a big budget, you can't just shoot everything.
