Dina Powell Quotes
My parents wanted their daughters to reach their full potential. I joke that they said, 'We left our homeland so you could pursue your dreams - as long as you're a lawyer, a doctor, or an engineer.'
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Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
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The atmosphere seems to change once the sun goes down and the race fans get to watch a good show.
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My father was a jazz listener, and I think, at least before I was 5, I was not so into that. Although there were records that emphasized percussion that I liked, like Baby Dodds.
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I had a Ford F-250. It was a big ol' farm truck, but it wasn't a rig. That's about the biggest I've ever driven. That's what I drove back and forth to high school. I was a poor guy, and it was a truck that my uncle owned and let me drive because I had no money.
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I will go running when I'm stressed out. The running helps, but more than anything, I'll put music on and then I'll run. I'll cry and get it all out.
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Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
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What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it.
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We must admit with humility that, while number is purely a product of our minds, space has a reality outside our minds, so that we cannot completely prescribe its properties a priori.
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If you only write when the muse strikes, you won't get anything done. You have to write consistently, when your schedule says you should. And that's hard.
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Our constitutional liberties shall not be sacrificed in our search for greater security, for that is what our enemies and all enemies of freedom and democracy hope to achieve.
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I embrace my blackness, just as I do my conservatism and my Christianity, but I don't want to be defined or pigeonholed by any one of the many elements that make up my character.
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Liam Smith was a resilient fighter. He was tough, has a lot of heart. He thinks before he attacks.
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Instead of going out, I'm trying to encourage people to have a memorable experience in their own home. We call it 'Delicioso Night In.' I invite the people I care about the most. Then, when I get a lot of people together, I like to have finger foods.
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No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.
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Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India.
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I'm very smart, and I have a great team of people around me investing my money. I'm not buying gold - yet.
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Abraham Lincoln was killed by the forces of white supremacy.
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When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll.
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I was singing about six notes higher than I had to, in a range that kept me up in a bubblegum sound.
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I can make dressing - or stuffing. Y'all call it stuffing up here, we call it dressing down there. It's really good dressing. That family recipe was passed on, and I love to make that.
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The opportunity to be a storyteller is the greatest thing in the world, and I feel so lucky and really love it.
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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When I was young, I grew up in a family of working-class people. Not just my parents, but my extended family, as well.
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My parents wanted their daughters to reach their full potential. I joke that they said, 'We left our homeland so you could pursue your dreams - as long as you're a lawyer, a doctor, or an engineer.'
