Jodi Benson Quotes
For me, I was able to make that statement of faith early on when my career began, so there weren't really a lot of surprises. People around me knew where my husband Ray and I stood as far as my faith went.
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But we must create in each person a sense of responsibility in order that each one of us can have the right to enjoy all his rights.
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The FHA literally drew up the redlining map and then basically distributed - I'm sorry, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation actually did it, and then distributed to banks who used that as policy to determine how they would lend and who they would lend to. The racism in the system was pervasive and total.
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It's a trifle hard to surprise yourself with a story you've written.
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I work in a very contained environment, usually.
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My most cherished desire is to help our women come out of their routine chores and infuse in them the indefatigable spirit of adventure.
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I've never managed to keep a journal longer than two weeks.
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Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
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It's a good thing I don't read everything Eddie says, or I'd be up in arms and not enjoying my life.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.
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Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.
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People tried to make me something that I wasn't at the beginning of my career.
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I used to draw and make plastic figurines and watch 'Wallace and Gromit' films.
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I think Bush has a very selfish, arrogant point of view. I think he is interested in power, I think he believes his truth is the only truth, and that he will do what he wants to do despite the people.
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The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.
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I used to play all the time. I would play football when it was light and read when it was dark.
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Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.
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Sunseeker is well placed to take full advantage of opportunities in China, one of the world's fastest growing luxury yacht markets.
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Conflicts between nations will continue to arise. The real issue is whether they are to be resolved by force, or by resort to peaceful methods and procedures, administered by impartial institutions.
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Sometimes I get very dressed up just to go to the corner for some bread; I dress for my own amusement.
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I didn't play soccer; I played that other football in grade school through college.
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When people first vote for democracy, they have extremely high hopes, excessive expectations, and they're not realized. They don't instantly get richer and the schools don't instantly get better and the garbage isn't instantly picked up quicker. So they get disillusioned.
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For me, I was able to make that statement of faith early on when my career began, so there weren't really a lot of surprises. People around me knew where my husband Ray and I stood as far as my faith went.
