Bozoma Saint John Quotes
I believe in manifesting the words that are coming out of my mouth. I'm very careful with what I say because the intention is then out in the universe.
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Realism hasn't fallen out of favor with most people, who are interested in people's lives rather than gymnastics of style or literary trends. It's a certain kind of academic who undervalues realism, largely because it is not amenable to endless exegesis.
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I don't think it is just in the world of politics. The lack of civility in society as a whole, some of it, I believe, is very much fueled by social media and frankly, it's fueled by the fact that journalism is not journalism any more.
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Being at the Apollo, I was always starstruck.
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I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.
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Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates.
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I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.
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I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.
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I'm not completely at ease at rapping, I can't do it well yet.
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You ask any person in the U.S. and they know who Mary Lou Retton is.
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'Curvy' is just a polite way of saying 'fat.'
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Being away from home for six months of the year and seeing your kids grow up on Skype all that time - I think I saw Molly walk for the first time on Skype. That's not good.
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Booksellers are the bartenders of the reading world. People share thoughts and interests they keep private from others in their lives.
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Forget the technique. Hit the guy across from you. Don't let somebody come in your space.
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I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
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Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.
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I want to get comfortable with my insecurities until I am no longer insecure. I want to be comfortable in my skin so that I do not need to dump any of my discomfort onto someone else in the form of judgment.
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There's a lot more pressure on me at United. There are people out there trying to shoot you down.
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Ladies and gentlemen, communism didn't fall. It was pushed.
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I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.
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Muscles are fleeting. Bodies give out. But integrity, honor? The confidence to be oneself, to follow one's heart? The compassionate drive to help others, even at great risk? That's strength.
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When today's generation reads Jack's books or they listen to the music created by some of us, I believe that they see there is a different way of approaching today's life and today's sometimes seeming hopelessness that can provide answers.
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'Lord Arthur, may I present Lady Wednesday's Dawn?' Arthur bowed. He had already half-guessed the identity of their surprise guest. She had the hauteur that all the chief servants of the Trustees possessed. A kind of look that said, I am superior and you had better admit it.
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That's been a huge recurring thing in growing up - allowing two things to exist in the same space even though, instinctively, they might not be designated to.
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I believe in manifesting the words that are coming out of my mouth. I'm very careful with what I say because the intention is then out in the universe.
