Don Cornelius Quotes

People who dance well, dress well, are well groomed and know how to behave seem to know others who dance, dress and behave well.

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• It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.

  

  M. Ward
  • People
  • Music
  • Luxury

• I've always wanted to do a travel show for people who never thought they could.

  

  Zach Anner
  • People
  • Travel
  • Thought

• Along with 'Free,' where I sing quite a bit, there are additional songs on 'Skin' where you can hear my voice in the background - lots of 'oohs' and 'aahs.' But more often than not, I use my vocals to prompt other rappers and singers to feel calmer, better, bolder.

  

  Flume
  • Free
  • Better
  • Voice

• I never really fit in growing up. I got made fun of a lot of the time in high school. People never liked me, and I was always the new kid.

  

  Magda Apanowicz
  • People
  • Up
  • Time

• Few words in any language carry such a load of meaning as 'honor.' It is an old word, unchanged even in its spelling from classical Latin to modern English. Spoken or written, it does not seem to require much explanation; most people think they know what it means.

  

  Edmund Morgan
  • People
  • Words
  • English

• I'd always wanted to be an action heroine. That's a chick dream, getting to wear a leather bodysuit and be blonde and kick ass. But, what really attracted me to 'Dredd' was the script. It was fantastic! It was about people and characters, and not just about explosions and fighting.

  

  Olivia Thirlby
  • People
  • Dream
  • Action

• Individually, people are finding that a simpler lifestyle provides greater satisfaction than relentless pursuit of materialism.

  

  Laurance Rockefeller
  • People
  • Lifestyle
  • Finding

• I want to work with different people, and I would like to work in different places.

  

  Taron Egerton
  • People
  • Work
  • Different

• Originally, I wanted to be a composer. I always tell people, 'I think of myself as a composer.'

  

  Ornette Coleman
  • People
  • Think
  • Myself

• The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the 'least worst' every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the 'least worst' gets worse.

  

  Ralph Nader
  • People
  • Why
  • Democracy

• I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.

  

  Barbara Corcoran
  • People
  • Job
  • Me

• The gift I have to give to my fellow countrymen and people around the world, the facts are the Muslim community are our gift. They are the fabric of what makes America great.

  

  Mandy Patinkin
  • People
  • World
  • Great

• I'm just very pleased and thankful that there was a receptive audience of people that I was able to connect with.

  

  Fab Five Freddy
  • People
  • Audience
  • Thankful

• I've always ignored the labels people put on things.

  

  Carlos Ruiz Zafon
  • People
  • Always
  • Labels

• The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is where the dance of life really takes place.

  

  Barbara De Angelis
  • Life
  • Dance
  • Moment

• Donors want to meet famous people, and getting a high profile draw for a fundraiser is one way to boost both the crowd and the cash. It's why the president and the vice president are always in demand. These folks are in demand because people around the country want to meet them.

  

  Carl Forti
  • People
  • Country
  • Why

• A lot of my solo albums were produced by different people who had their idea of what songs I should do, and they had me doing a lot of ballads.

  

  Aaron Neville
  • People
  • Me
  • Idea

• I get to hang out with people I think are awesome, and do work I think is awesome. It's really cool.

  

  Harold Perrineau
  • People
  • Work
  • Cool

• We've got these stereotypes, and I think there can be some trouble when we force these on people.

  

  Sam Heughan
  • People
  • Think
  • Stereotypes

• You know, when I have a bad game, it continues to humble me and know that, you know, you still have work to do and you still have a lot of people to impress.

  

  LeBron James
  • People
  • Work
  • Bad

• Everyone has a warped vision of Hollywood and what success in Hollywood is like.

  

  Zach Braff
  • Success
  • Vision
  • Hollywood

• Almost anything worth doing involves some measure of risk - from learning to ride a bike, moving to a new city, and certainly, starting your own business. The point is that no one has ever started a business or created a new product with a guarantee of success.

  

  Fabrizio Moreira
  • Business
  • Success
  • City

• People who dance well, dress well, are well groomed and know how to behave seem to know others who dance, dress and behave well.

  

  Don Cornelius
  • People
  • Dance