Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
Let us be those creative dissenters who will call our beloved nation to a higher destiny. To a new plateau of compassion, to a more noble expression of humanness.
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My sisters used to learn dance, and I used to stand behind them and dance. So my guruji suggested that I also learn, as I seemed interested. I started learning at the age of three and was always on stage for something or the other. My mother is proud of me, and clearly my artistic bent comes from her.
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So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.
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In bookstores, my stuff is usually filed in the out-of-the-way, additional interest sections.
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'Mama's Family' was kind of like everyone's guilty pleasure.
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It is nasty. You can think that you know someone in this business and you really don't. You can be stabbed in the back very easily. You can be praised very easily. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do.
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I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different stuff, you know what I mean?
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Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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I still find it hard to believe that the whole era of jazz is over.
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I never knew motherhood could be so truly gratifying until I had Natasha.
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Those darker sides, the things that we don't want to admit about ourselves - that's what excites me.
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Now I can walk into a room full of people I don't know and do my job. That's quite a massive thing to learn, I think.
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It's awfully nice when people thank you for the pleasure and laughter you've brought to their lives.
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Do not learn more than you absolutely need to get through life.
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What I've discovered and try to integrate into my show is when you're up there, and you are loud and more visible, you're setting a tone for how people can behave and how they can feel comfortable behaving.
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I know something quite sure. We'll never have peace with this Syrian regime. They'll never give us relief, and we'll never forget that.
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The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, which is as much a goal of effort as a noble philosophy, an august civil polity or a great art.
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At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.
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I love to act, but business is more interesting because it's more competitive and involves more people. There's more 'now' mentality and energy. Intellectually, it's a lot more interesting.
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The power of imagination is incredible. Often we see athletes achieving unbelievable results and wonder how they did it. One of the tools they use is visualization or mental imagery… they made the choice to create their destinies and visualized their achievements before they ultimately succeeded.
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Each day is a day of decision, and our decisions determine our destiny.
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I think about Rio every day. Every day in training, it's something that drives me forward. I want to be Olympic champion.
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If an unusual necessity forces us onward, a surprising thing occurs. The fatigue gets worse up to a certain point, when, gradually or suddenly, it passes away and we are fresher than before!
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Let us be those creative dissenters who will call our beloved nation to a higher destiny. To a new plateau of compassion, to a more noble expression of humanness.
