Branch Rickey Quotes
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much.
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All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.
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Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border.
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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It's always interesting about God because it's like all of the religions in the world say that they pray to the same God, and yet they ask that same one God to divide itself up and agree with this one and fight against that one.
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Find a type of exercise that you love - whether it's dance, soccer, softball, anything - just as long as it keeps you active. If you love it, you'll dedicate yourself to it and stay involved.
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For more than a quarter of a century on active duty, my house has been my tent, and my home the battlefield.
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Yoga carves you into a different person - and that is satisfying physically.
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I love David's attitude in the Bible. He wasn't afraid to go against the trends. He wasn't going to be defined by the opinions of others.
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I don't feel that no big stone should be put over my head, saying he did this, he did that. Unless there's something that I really did do. I believe I'm just ordinary. And I'd like for people to think of me that way, as just a guy that tried. Wanted to be loved by other people because he loved people.
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I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.
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I want to state clearly that I am a humanitarian, not an activist. I do not follow any agendas - only that of humanity, not only in Saudi Arabia, but all over the world.
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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
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The Israeli public is frustrated with the way it is portrayed abroad.
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I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
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I grew up listening to a lot of different types of music, and R&B in particular was something that I loved - Aaliyah, Usher, Alicia Keys, TLC.
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Even though I wrote 'The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family,' my life is as chaotic as most people's.
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The best leaders over the long term are those who have a sound home life.
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In the dream life, you don't deliberately set out to dream about a house night after night; the dream itself insists you look at whatever is trying to come into visibility.
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I'm from New York. My grandparents were settlers of Long Island City. When they came here, there was no bridge, and they had to hire a boat across the river. They had a farm, and my grandmother had to go once a week to Manhattan to buy provisions - very primitive.
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I have absolutely no doubt at all that we will find evidence of weapons of mass destruction programmes.
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You don't want to get too ahead of yourself and go out thinking you can play stadiums every night, and they end up being about half-full.
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What should a good children’s book be like? If you ask me, I can tell you after thinking long and hard: It must be good.
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Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.
