Yusef Komunyakaa Quotes
I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays with other sax players, it's like a dialogue.
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I think every fight is different based on who is fighting.
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I think that we are trying to put data communications, telecommunications and media communications together and be the No. 1 player there.
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I am often in contact with the hareidi public and politicians.
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As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.
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I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.
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I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal, but just being there would be awesome.
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But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented.
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I went to New York City to Columbia University, and with the first directing exercise, I knew I was a director.
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No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March.
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I don't think young men or women should feel pressured into marriage. You shouldn't marry anyone, in my opinion, who you have to try hard for.
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Poking fun at other people's beliefs, while it may seem frivolous and offensive, is a non-negotiable right. It is a principle that underpins free speech, the basis for progress.
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What America does best is produce the ability to accept failure.
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We must look after football and to do what it is necessary to bring to the game the best ethical values and personal behaviour.
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There were two very distinct voices going on in my head and I moved easily between them. One had to do with sports, street life and establishing myself as a male... The other voice, the one I had from my street friends and teammates, was increasingly dealing with the vocabulary of literature.
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My fans don't feel like I hold anything back from them. They know whatever I'm going through now, they'll hear about it on a record someday. They'll hear the real story. There's a little bit of lag time. It's not as instant as going on a gossip blog. But it's much more accurate.
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We are a total of our sum parts, right? I came from a family of very strong women - black women. And if I go back as far as my great grandmothers, there was always that love and the ability to be nurturing. Then I grew up in a household where my father was the one who was more affectionate with me.
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Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of the achievements and pleasures of life are in bad air.
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I completely agree with feeling the need for or the benefits of being pushed and of being directed on a project and collaborating.
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Cuba never had advisors in Vietnam. The military there knew very well how to conduct their war.
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We need a system that provides mortgage credit in good times and bad to a broad range of creditworthy borrowers.
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I always do my own stunts, as much as possible. I'm a little stubborn about it.
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We are born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays with other sax players, it's like a dialogue.
