James Lankford Quotes
Every person is created in the image of God and has value. Every person. Every person is to be treated with respect. Every person is also a citizen of some country. In their country, they have rights and responsibilities; in every other country, they are a guest.
Quotes to Explore
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Execution as punishment is barbaric and unnecessary.
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I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.
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As independent filmmakers, we are actually deeply dependent on each other. The Spirit Awards are a public expression of those bonds, the intricate set of relationships and histories that we filmmakers depend on to make our most personal work.
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Prior to the United Nations even being formed, Palestine was a country. But the right of the Palestinian people were trampled, and unfortunately, international organizations contributed to those rights being trampled.
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Very ambitious startups often take a long time to work - or sometimes they take a very long time to look ambitious.
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The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
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Of all the haunting moments of motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughter's mouth.
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I looked up to my father when I was 7 and 8. I believed it was my calling to be in the big leagues. I'd been raised by a family that always told me I could do anything I wanted.
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I've been an actor now since freshman year of college, so it's 11 or 12 years.
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I had an excellent math and physics teacher in high school named T.C. Patel, and in the university, I had truly dedicated professors in both physics and mathematics who gave me a sound foundation with which to pursue graduate studies.
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Dance has always been my passion, and I love it.
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Your mind, while blessed with permanent memory, is cursed with lousy recall. Written goals provide clarity. By documenting your dreams, you must think about the process of achieving them.
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This is something caregivers have to understand: You have to ask for help. You have to realize that you deserve to ask for help. Because you need to keep on working on your own life.
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I'm not a singer. In 'Bye Bye Birdie,' I think I was the sad girl who sits on the park bench during 'Put on a Happy Face.'
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I have me. I have God. I have my son. Everything else is extra.
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My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that there wasn't such a tragic ending.
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All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.
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I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders.
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To-day there is hardly a woman of intelligence in all America, to say nothing of other countries, who is not definitely and actively concerned in some social interest, who does not recognize some duty besides those incident to her own blood relationship.
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I'm more interested in politicians who deal with human rights in their own country rather than lecture the rest of the world.
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This foundational principle - that human beings derive their rights from God, rather than from the State, or any other source - is what made America different.
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I think my sweet spot is to make personal films on not-too-big budgets and also make other people's films, bringing productions to Iceland, upping the business here.
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Every person is created in the image of God and has value. Every person. Every person is to be treated with respect. Every person is also a citizen of some country. In their country, they have rights and responsibilities; in every other country, they are a guest.
