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When I was young, I grew up in a family of working-class people. Not just my parents, but my extended family, as well.
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Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.
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The FHA literally drew up the redlining map and then basically distributed - I'm sorry, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation actually did it, and then distributed to banks who used that as policy to determine how they would lend and who they would lend to. The racism in the system was pervasive and total.
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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'Glee' is one of the very few mainstream outlets that is giving a voice to communities of people that don't necessarily have a loud voice, specifically the gay community. It gives a really positive and forward statement.
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Grilling is an easy tradition to start at any age! To get started, one only needs a modest investment in equipment and a little bit of outdoor space.
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Through the years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt.
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I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about and make sure I'm using the right technique. To be honest with you, I really don't practice a lot... Usually, I say a prayer and ask the Lord to sing with me and help me and stand on the stage with me.
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I've never worn fur, either. I'm a naturally squeamish person, and fur smells like dead animal to me.
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There's a generative material relationship between the material and the image that comes up.
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We're here for a little, little bit of time, and I just wanna make the most out of it.
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I'm not a Democrat.
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A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
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Despite overwhelming support for the United States to adopt English as its official language, we have still not taken that important step.
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I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.
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After 'A Suitable Boy,' I didn't write anything, not even a short story. I thought to myself: 'I ought to start writing.' But I can never force myself to write.
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I think it's the height of patriotism to continue to exercise your right as a citizen and to hold your government to account. Isn't that what the very essence of democracy is about?
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Women get scrutinized based on appearance far more than men. And look, I speak from experience here. When I wear a bad outfit on the air, I get viewer e-mail complaining about it. A lot of e-mail. Seriously.
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I took a political stance early on, but I don't think my work is overtly political. I respond to events.
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I know that I come from mid-20th century America, urban, specifically downtown New York, specifically an Italian-American area, Roman Catholic - that's who I am. And a part of what I know is there's a decency to people who tried to make a living in the kind of world that was around us and also the Skid Row area of the Bowery; it impressed me.
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We need to learn how to love each other. If we cannot do that, then we need to learn to respect one another. If we can't manage to do that, then we must learn to tolerate each other.
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There is something to grace and deportment, but you determine that for yourself. That's something you own.
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When I was young, I grew up in a family of working-class people. Not just my parents, but my extended family, as well.
