Mavis Staples Quotes
If you don't get out among the people, how are you going to know what they need to hear about?
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We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations.
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My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.
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I think it is more a cautiousness that protects me from enthusiasm about things. I tend not to get excited. People perceive it as a scowl, which is fair enough.
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Kosovo today is closer to Europe than other countries in the region of South Eastern Europe.
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I don't mind what the role is at all; I just want to play cool characters.
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I have a great office.
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Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
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I told myself, 'I am teaching entrepreneurship, so I should be an entrepreneur myself.'
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Home is where your rump rests.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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When I was 11, I decided to start rapping, playing guitar, and writing songs. Everything really blossomed from there.
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The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.
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As I understand, the role of the federal judiciary, the role of our court system, is to provide justice.
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I came from Canada, where it's freezing cold for seven months out of the year.
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When I looked at the skeleton of 'Damn Yankees,' I saw an indestructible story, absolutely original characters, one of the freshest, sassiest American scores of the century, and some outmoded equipment.
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For the most part, the real work is done in the songwriting stage and recording; the next step is presenting to people.
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The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it.
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Personally, I'm a simple dresser. I usually buy my own clothes. Jeans, T-shirts, summer dresses and track pants. Whenever I get the time or see a shop that catches my fancy, I buy something.
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The SAS is the most elite of the special forces in the world. They are not people who go out and advertise; they keep it inside. They don't want anybody to know about them.
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There's a tree that grows in Brooklyn. Some people call it the Tree of Heaven. No matter where its seed falls, it makes a tree which struggles to reach the sky.
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Both China and Russia felt duped by the U.N. 'no-fly' zone resolution regarding Libya in 2011 that eventually led to the ouster of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. China and Russia had abstained from the Libyan resolution, and neither country plans to make what they regard as a similar mistake again.
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If you don't get out among the people, how are you going to know what they need to hear about?
