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 love '30 Rock.' It's one of my favorite shows. It's certainly the gold standard of comedy writing.
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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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The way I work, things are very nuanced; not everything is explained.
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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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I was always a show girl. My parents were wonderful. There wasn't a lot going on where we lived, but they ferried me to classes and competitions all over the place. When I was 12, I came to London as a finalist in a singing competition and I was completely wide-eyed.
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Well, I'm having a good time. Which makes me feel guilty too. How very English.
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I was a wild child. It's nice, though, now to have grown up and be normal and domestic. I've become very traditional. Conservative, worldly and very wise but fun.
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I didn't want to miss out on my education to model. I can't do just modeling.
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I have fun just about everywhere I go.
