Jakaya Kikwete Quotes
Land ownership has never been a problem. People have access to land. The peasants cannot complain about land ownership.
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I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America.
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Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying them without money?
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There was just a lot of comedy on the TV in the house, and my parents are both very funny.
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The way I was raised, family was always the most important. When I had our first daughter, Natasha, I knew that's what I wanted to do.
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The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class.
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As far back as I can remember though, I always loved performing.
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Music is almost like a therapy for me. It helps keep me centered and think straight. Before I discovered it, I was walking around, and it felt like there were 25 extra pounds of gravity on my shoulders. It's like you're mute or something.
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I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.
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A win for one is a win for all - and I'm not just saying that because Dumas did.
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I'm still raising kids myself, so I don't feel like a grandpa.
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I have such difficulty calming down - my stomach, my head, reality, everything. That is the reason I live in Faro.
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You realize when you're pregnant how lucky you are to have access to medical care.
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We all have a way to contribute, to your community, to your family, whatever it is you can do.
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Whenever anything went wrong at home, because I was the only boy, I would get blamed for it straight away. Girls stick together.
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I don't think about records.
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I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.
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Revolutionaries are rarely motivated primarily by material considerations-though the illusion that they are persists in the West.
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I don't even know how people read new fiction anymore because there's so much old fiction that exists that seems great that's unread. It's overwhelming to me. But, I mean, I do read. But there probably haven't been many people less literate than me that have been in 'The Paris Review.'
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I'm only drinking white wine because I'm on a diet and I don't eat.
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I am so rich that I must give myself away.
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Better to die than live in sleep.
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Land ownership has never been a problem. People have access to land. The peasants cannot complain about land ownership.
