Patti LaBelle Quotes
So if anybody wants to get me something, get me 60 crabs - one for each year. I don't want no diamonds, I don't want no shoes, I don't want no party. I want some crabs.Patti LaBelle
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I know that I was put on this planet to be an athlete.
Abby Wambach -
It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
E. W. Howe -
When I look back over my career, there was so much stress. And it was because of the business. It was always because of the business.
Raine Maida -
I just tend to do things to myself that I don't realize I'm doing. Sometimes I bite my lip so that it splits and hurts, and yet I can't stop. And sometimes I'd play shows on the last run, I'd scratch my neck while I was singing, and I'd horrified to see these red streaks of blood after.
Fiona Apple -
English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness.
Rachel Johnson -
He was about building up the Trump name and then selling it and leasing it in as many different ways as possible.
Naomi Klein
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You work with some people, you see a spark in them and you can't help praising them. But everyone has their own destiny. No one can make anyone. Who reaches where and when, is all written.
Rani Mukerji -
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Sallust -
You have to persuade yourself that you absolutely don't care what happens. If you don't care, you've won. I absolutely promise you, in every serious negotiation, the man or woman who doesn't care is going to win.
Felix Dennis -
Most men say they can cook pasta, but I think you should find a little bit of an unusual angle on your pasta and make that your signature dish.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
I have two sisters, and we are the best of friends.
Laura Carmichael -
Our military men and women are our greatest national treasure. They should be safeguarded as such upon their return.
Tammy Duckworth
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I have all sorts of problems and feel discouraged.
Camille Claudel -
All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from.
Aaliyah -
My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill.
Florence Welch Florence and the Machine -
I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously involved in producing a new architectural culture that would bring the nation to the apex - where it has stood before - and lead the world.
Tadao Ando -
Only the old are innocent. That is what the Victorians understood, and the Christians. Original sin is a property of the young. The old grow beyond corruption very quickly.
Malcolm Bradbury -
My parents were really loving, open people to be around. I don't remember them ever telling me this profession is difficult. There was never, 'Uhhh, what else are you interested in?' They were just, 'Great. Done. Go for it.'
Rachel Keller
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Obama does not like the issue of where he was born.
Donald Trump -
My dad told remarkable stories about how kindness helped him through, and he lived his life afterward always trying to make people's lives better.
Daniel Lubetzky -
When push comes to shove, we all should know most Americans want the same things, but just disagree on how to get there, which is why it should be okay to not panic if the other party wins.
Matt Taibbi -
All of the candidates agree that the Democratic Party needs to undergo fundamental reforms.
Martin Frost -
One of our fundamental human needs is finding our partner that we hope we will stay with for the rest of our lives. You often find the same search in other genres. The mystery novel has a romance subplot. Literary novels often focus on that relationship but do not often end well.
Lauren Willig -
So if anybody wants to get me something, get me 60 crabs - one for each year. I don't want no diamonds, I don't want no shoes, I don't want no party. I want some crabs.
Patti LaBelle