Booker T. Washington Quotes
In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.
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I'll tell ya, when you open up that can of dab, it's always fresh.
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It is every woman's dream to be some man's dream woman.
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If North American musicians would only know how uncomfortable life is for European musicians.
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In our local Baptist church, I sang in the choir and formed a gospel quartet. When our minister caught me messing with his guitar, he taught me three positions – one, four and five. After that, I taught myself to play.
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I looked at the world with the humaneness, I think, which is one of the hallmarks of being liberal in my mind.
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Discouragement, fear, doubt, lack of self-confidence, are the germs which have killed the prosperity and happiness of tens of thousands of people.
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The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
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My father was very clear; I had to have an ordinary upbringing. I was put to work as a lowly-paid trainee after college. I didn't like it at the time, but I can't help but feel that that was probably the best thing for me.
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It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them hard in their pocketbook and on their balance sheet. We need to show them that their stock prices will be affected if their actions encourage Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
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Many schools desperately need caring professionals like guidance counselors and social workers to ensure students' emotional, social and educational needs are met. But proposals to arm teachers are irresponsible and dangerous. The role of educators is to teach and nurture our children, not to be armed guards.
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What I write, I write. I'll always do it in some form.
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The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.
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Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever.
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What Spotify pays me is not even enough to pay the musicians playing with me or the people working on the discs. It's not working. Something is going to have to give.
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I had been watching 'Home and Away' for quite a while, so joining the cast was quite weird. The show is so fast-paced, and at first it was overwhelming, but at the same time was quite laid back.
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I think I am a complete player. I can play well on all the surfaces. For me, the clay might be easiest, but I am not a specialist on clay.
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It's not the time to look for excuses.
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As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on out there.
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Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.
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I think the Casey Anthony trial caught a lot of news organizations off guard.
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Greatness is the willingness to choose in the midst of intensity.
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Many of you have been reared on the cliche that the purpose of education isn't to stuff your head with facts but to teach you how to think. Wrong.
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Besides, Jesus was a rich man. He had to have been, in order to have supported his disciples and their families during his ministry.
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In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.
