Mavis Staples Quotes
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If you want to do stuff, you have to be able to handle controversy.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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People want to see a movie that casts a mature woman across from a mature man.
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The Catholic Church was the church of the colonial fascist regime.
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As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era.
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Teaching children about entrepreneurship is much like imparting any other skill or piece of knowledge. You will provide them with ways to experience how entrepreneurship works, and you guide them toward the subjects or areas they seem to show an interest in.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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At the beginning of a new project, often before I do any actual writing, I collect photos, quotes, song lyrics, and even objects that relate to the characters or the world I'm creating.
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It seems that fighting is a game where everybody is the loser.
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I started the business as a computer consulting business, which, coupled to my nickname, Scorpion, formed the full name Scorpion Computer Services.
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I don't think being a writer who is religious means you have to write about nothing but religion. When I do write about religion, it's to inform the story, not to push a certain agenda.
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When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
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My inherent belief is that motherhood is pious, and I am humbled by it.
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Our research is so complex that the resources of a single region of the world are no longer enough - both intellectually and economically, it must be a global effort.
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People want to get to know you. I don't think America got a chance to know me in that short time.
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Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they operate require it - their shareholders would revolt at anything less.
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When you're really close to someone, they can make fun of you a lot and get away with it. But they sort of poke you in all of the right places.
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Investments are a real partnership, with an expected return; donations are a gesture made as a result of ethical, religious, or political passions.
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If we desire peace, we must prepare for peace. The most important thing is to build a culture of peace.
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Seeing the rich and famous screw up makes us feel superior, or at least not quite so inferior.
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He had everything a dream boy should have. Back, front, sides, Everything. A head.
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I think there's something to the millennial sentiment of being, like, 'I'm great.' But I think there's also something really amazing and powerful about being, like, 'Oh, hey, I'm awesome.' It's a fine line. But I think it's possible to be both, to not be the most annoying person in the world, to still be very intriguing and fun to watch.
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I cannot abide being bored.
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I have fun just about everywhere I go.
