Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
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The want of money is the root of all evil.
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This fanaticism is what feeds terrorism. And this is precisely why Muslims must play an active role in opposing hate sermons and incitement to terrorism and extremism in their mosques.
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By the way, intelligence to me isn't just being book-smart or having a college degree; it's trusting your gut instincts, being intuitive, thinking outside the box, and sometimes just realizing that things need to change and being smart enough to change it.
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My songs have a lot going on in them -they're packed with sounds. When I have only three or four minutes to capture something, I guess I can't stand the idea of any bar going unloved.
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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People have these incredible expectations. So instead of being inspired by, say, Joni Mitchell's music, I look at it and say to myself, 'I'm going to quit - why would I think of writing or performing after listening to that?'
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.
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Washington and Congress are steeped in history and tradition, and that's been very male-oriented.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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Constant togetherness is fine - but only for Siamese twins.
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I love football, I've never really taken an interest in anything else.
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The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down.
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If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.'
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The age of Lincoln and Jefferson memorials is over. It will be presidential libraries from now on.
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I am an economist, not an astrologer.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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I try to be a good father, and my kids are the most important thing in my life.
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Probably more than anybody else, I loved Nat 'King' Cole as a performer - not only his singing but his piano playing. Whenever he had a new record come out, I'd get it and try to learn how he was playing. And he was one of the nicest people I'd ever met.
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The pleasure that is in sorrow is sweeter than the pleasure of pleasure itself.
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I like 'Glee' a lot. It's kind of like my guilty pleasure.
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The good thing about acting is that it always keeps you on your toes... It's not like any other job where you can go in and do the same thing as yesterday.
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There is some good in the worst of us, and some evil in the best of us.
