Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order —in short, of government.
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Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.
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I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music. I always enjoy that.
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I can sing in front of people. I can go on a TV show, live, and not feel like I'm going to throw up.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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I've never read for a movie, I've always been given them.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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I don't think there is much American music.
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Our world is evolving without consideration, and the result is a loss of biodiversity, energy issues, congestion in cities. But geography, if used correctly, can be used to redesign sustainable and more livable cities.
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I've got five or six unpublished stories kicking around looking for somebody to buy them.
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Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.
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I play golf for a living. I'm grateful for that. It's a beautiful game, provides a great opportunity.
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No Hindu community, however low, will touch cow's flesh. On the other hand, there is no community which is really an Untouchable community which has not something to do with the dead cow. Some eat her flesh, some remove the skin, some manufacture articles out of her skin and bones.
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Out of the depths, O Lord, out of the depths,' begins the most beautiful of the services of our church, and it is out of the depths of my life that I must bring the incidents of this story.
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I long for a South African society that's free of ideological forces - no society can ever really be free of ideological forces - but I wish it was free of power.
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Stay true to your own voice, and don't worry about needing to be liked or what anybody else thinks. Keep your eyes on your own paper.
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My father was interested in bringing reggae music to the entire world.
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Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip.
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This whole beauty thing is something I've never comprehended.
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All-powerful god, who am I but the fear that I inspire in others?
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In mythology, the Medusa can petrify people with a look - which is a good thing, I think. But the Medusa is a unique symbol - something strong. It's about going all the way.
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I like Barack Obama as a person. He's articulate, he knows sports, his brother-in-law's a coach. He always has the athletes to the White House. But I don't know about some of his policies and some of these people in Congress.
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I think we need to update the existing laws to create uniformity across the states so that all people with mental illness who find themselves in the criminal justice system for committing horrific crimes will be treated exactly the same.
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Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order —in short, of government.
