Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
We have moved into an era where we are called upon to raise certain basic questions about the whole society. We are still called upon to give aid to the beggar who finds himself in misery and agony on life's highway. But one day, we must ask the question of whether an edifice which produces beggars must not be restructured and refurbished.
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The guitar is such an incredible instrument; it plays classical, flamenco, jazz, country, bluegrass, rock, acid, blues. You'll never see a clarinet playing Black Sabbath. But you will see a guitar in a clarinet band playing rhythm. It is the most popular instrument in the world; it is the one everybody loves.
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Write your own songs. It helps you to mean what you're singing, which will then make it mean something to listeners.
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I always loved being fat, obviously. I'm Fat Joe.
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Detroit is saying that the hydrogen vehicle is the vehicle of the future. But it's 15 years from now.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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I put it to you that there are no British poets, there are no British novelists. I have heard myself described as one, but I think really I'm an English novelist; there are Scottish poets and Scottish novelists.
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In combat sports, personalities are what draw.
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You can wear anything as long as you put a nice pair of shoes with it.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part.
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I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.
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I think any actor in their right mind is afraid of getting pigeonholed.
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We always saw ourselves in careers as entrepreneurs or angels.
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Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough.
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I enjoy seeing new places.
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All British people have plain names, and that works pretty well over there.
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New markets could be created by rural potentials, which could lead to rise in the employment.
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Contrary to what many Westerners believe, Islam has a rich tradition of secular painting in spite of its ban on images. It is only in religious rituals that the use of pictorial representation is totally prohibited.
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Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that.
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My feeling is that if you can make a big impact on the global literacy problem, you can uplift a big portion of society.
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We need to create the institutions that will support the society we want to live in. The only answer is collective action.
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If you really love someone and care about him, you can survive many difficulties.
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One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.
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We have moved into an era where we are called upon to raise certain basic questions about the whole society. We are still called upon to give aid to the beggar who finds himself in misery and agony on life's highway. But one day, we must ask the question of whether an edifice which produces beggars must not be restructured and refurbished.
