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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Writing-wise, I started when I was 17. Whatever was bothering me, I could just write about it in a song. I was in the west suburbs of Chicago, then I moved an hour south, and then I went to school up on the South Side - Saint Xavier, though I was at Purdue for a second before I dropped out.
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Our capacity to retaliate must be, and is, massive in order to deter all forms of aggression.
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Men don't avoid successful women because they're jealous; they often do it to avoid being in competition with her next job promotion.
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I don't like the negative of reality tv - the 'you're no good, so you have to leave, I choose you, but I thought you really loved me.' It's all about how bad people are and I just hate that. I like Pimp my Ride where someone is helping somebody.
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There is some good in the worst of us, and some evil in the best of us.
