Derek Walcott Quotes
Miscegenation is not an idea that we would have in the Caribbean. It wouldn't come up because anybody could marry anybody, you know. I'm not saying that there aren't prejudices in the Caribbean, but the idea of the word 'miscegenation' is not something that we think of.Derek Walcott
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People take things so seriously.
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There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.
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The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.
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There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.
Aaliyah -
My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'
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I'm not the type of person that is forced.
Abdullah II of Jordan
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When you're starting up a show, you don't really know what direction it's going to go.
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No offense to music - thank you for Entertainer of the Year and all that stuff. But if you're a father or a mother, there's nothing that beats being a parent, and that's the best time of my life right there.
Garth Brooks -
Because art as a pursuit, as a concept, as an ideal, constantly elevates one above the pragmatic, one is inclined to discuss art in heightened terminologies. For me, it is just what I do all day long.
Ralph Gibson -
That's what I've wanted to do my whole life, just act. When I was younger, I loved to entertain people. I always used to make up dance routines, do little plays. I love to perform, basically.
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Fame came quickly. I was only 19 when I secured my initial recording contract and my first two hit records - 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and 'Cars' - were number ones.
Gary Numan -
White folks hear the blues come out, but they don't know how it got there.
Ma Rainey
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I shop more than most women.
AJ McLean -
Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention.
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There's something really cool about TV. TV, you get the luxury of having the same people around. It is such a blessing when you get a TV job. You really have a chance to get to make, like, work friends. I think TV is one of the few mediums where I've had the opportunity to get to know my crew members.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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Today, the biggest bottleneck to the growth of a corporation is availability of good talent.
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Overall, we had about 50 meetings where the brothers would say that I couldn't do any solo records, I couldn't write for other people, I couldn't do this and I couldn't do that. These guys were trying to nail my feet to the ground.
Sammy Hagar Van Halen
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The global economy is spluttering back into life. The Tories would have left it to choke to death.
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You know, there are artists who are 35 and up that still make rap and that still works for them. I don't know if I want to be that guy.
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I've told several writers this, and, again, I get back to it, but if you want to make God smile, tell him your plans.
Vin Scully -
We really pride ourselves on the notion that what makes our program special is that we really do our very best to make sure that everything we do is culturally responsive and relevant.
Kimberly Bryant -
There can never be success without happiness, and no man can be happy without dispensing happiness to others.
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Miscegenation is not an idea that we would have in the Caribbean. It wouldn't come up because anybody could marry anybody, you know. I'm not saying that there aren't prejudices in the Caribbean, but the idea of the word 'miscegenation' is not something that we think of.
Derek Walcott