Dikembe Mutombo Quotes
My foundation was created so I can find a way to improve the living conditions of my people in the African continent, not just in Congo.
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Diversity isn't just a hallmark of big cities anymore.
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I'm always shocked when I see myself because I don't recognize myself.
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My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
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The orthogonal features, when combined, can explode into complexity.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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I have to protect my family and have a life with them that is completely private.
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I need one psychological expert to help me concentrate.
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It's like the brooding hen sitting over a china egg.
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All our wives are experimental psychologists.
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Intimacy is something to be cherished, and intimacy is not something to be afraid of.
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A song of mine called 'I'll Take Care of You' was on that 'Wide Open Spaces' Dixie Chicks album.
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On Career Day in high school, you don't walk around looking for the cartoon guy.
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I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.
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Individual responsibility, hard work, paying attention in school, faith, family all these things are important.
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The Loire Valley is grossly underestimated. The prices are fair, and the wines are real.
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For me to be as effective as possible, I intend to sharpen those skills I need to successfully lead an organization that is growing in size and complexity with each passing year.
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By 1865, all Southern women - the happily and regrettably single, the perpetually engaged, the wives and widows - had tired of the war. The Confederacy was shrinking, and the morale of its remaining men shrinking with it.
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It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd be consequences if they didn't move back. Now, there has been some removal of the foreign forces.
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It's weird to not know what a family is. Not know what a mother's love is. And not really know what a hug is or anything.
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It's a lot harder to get people to 'ooh' and 'aah' over beets and carrots than it is to get them to 'ooh' and 'aah' over artichokes or asparagus, and I enjoy being able to take these humble, 'lowbrow' foodstuffs up a few notches and serve them with great exuberance.
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Our holiness is an effect, not a cause; so long as our eyes are on our own personal whiteness as an end in itself, the thing breaks down.
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My foundation was created so I can find a way to improve the living conditions of my people in the African continent, not just in Congo.
