Matthew Lesko Quotes
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I think the Hajj tends to reflect the state of the Ummah. That's one of the things about the Hajj is that you get to see the Ummah. It's a microcosm of the Ummah's condition.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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I have been Fat Joe since I was a kid. It's always been my name and always will be.
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The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
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Music gave me something that was not only good for me - it gave me something to work on, something to be proud of and something that I really loved and have a love for - but also music was good for other people because you put joy into the world.
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I'd known that the visit would be highly scripted and that genuine interactions with citizens wouldn't be possible, since it's illegal for them to speak with foreigners. Still, I'd thought I'd had a unique look at North Korea, only to discover I was wrong.
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You just have to enjoy what you're doing. You just never know how people are going to receive it.
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Bill Cosby, you know, he's a delightful guy.
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The game is never over. No matter what the scoreboard reads or what the referee says, it doesn't end when you come off the court.
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I think, like any artist, those baby songs are not the best things you've ever written, but they count because they're you're first attempts at creating art and expressing yourself.
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The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo.
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I've tried my hardest to bribe my chef, but my team have been clever and hired someone who not only is not bribeable but who chases me round the house and makes sure I eat what he's cooked, and he lays out my vitamin pills and supplements in front of me so I can't 'forget' to take them.
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You don't have to find out what someone's mechanical abilities are. All those factors are already a known commodity. I've seen teams win championships and have their entire team quit the next day because they weren't happy.
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We'll only be playing four new songs live, but all the material for the next album is basically finished.
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What I write, I write. I'll always do it in some form.
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There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way.
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For some people, miracles serve as evidence of God's existence.
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Who elected Larry King America's grief counselor? We, the viewing public, did, by driving up his ratings whenever somebody famous passes.
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I am fussy, about my diet and straining my voice. I know, sounds a bit over the top. But I'm not as bad as I used to be. These days I don't drink alcohol for five days before a show - very dehydrating for the vocal cords, and all that acid reflux. I used to ban it for a fortnight. Nightmare.
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At the same time, the daughters, in adulthood, must also make the effort to really know their mothers—which many daughters do not—in order to understand what forces shaped those mothers. These daughters need to discover what torment may have unwittingly informed their mothers’ parental choices, and to see their mothers as composites of strengths and weaknesses, rather than as all good or all bad.
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It is a very poor consolation to be told that the man who has given one a bad dinner, or poor wine, is irreproachable in private life. Even the cardinal virtues cannot atone for half-cold entrees.
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We have to back each other up no matter what. Defense, you have to do your job, and offense has to do theirs.
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Anyone can make anyone else look bad if they really want to pull things apart enough.
