Maya Angelou Quotes
I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me 'I love you.' … There is an African saying which is: 'Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.'
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I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.
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You never know when your future wife might be in the stands.
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Diversity isn't just a hallmark of big cities anymore.
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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I have been doing so much. Speaking engagements... producing... developing a half-hour sitcom... working on a movie... leading acting workshops all over the world... and hosting 'My Black Is Beautiful,' an empowerment TV show I'm doing on BET for women.
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I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
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I've always been drawn to the idea that small choices in our lives could have drastic effects on our future.
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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider.
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When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.
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And I've been walking 'round with memories way too long.
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You realize when you're pregnant how lucky you are to have access to medical care.
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However, if the religions in essence merely repeat statements from the United Nations Human Rights Declaration, such a Declaration becomes superfluous; an ethic is more than rights.
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I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things.
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Just wearing all black comes from Johnny Cash. I'm on the road so much that if I wear all black, my clothes never get dirty. You can't tell if I've worn the same shirt twice.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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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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I think it's a loser's mentality to get happy with somebody losing.
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The idea that corporations have the same First Amendment protections of free speech as people is troubling. Corporations are not people. They don't attend our schools, get married and have children. They don't vote in our elections.
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If we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit that sometimes our assumptions and preconceived notions are wrong, and therefore, our interpretation of events is incorrect. This causes us to overreact, to take things personally, or to judge people unfairly.
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The idea of being a writer attracts a good many shiftless people, those who are merely burdened with poetic feelings or afflicted with sensibility.
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It is interesting how keen people are for you to do something they would never dream of doing themselves, how enthusiasticall y they drive you to your own destruction.
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So much business is based on the belief that we should do whatever we can within legal limits to make as much money as we can. Ben & Jerry's was based on values, and we try to operate a business that not just sells ice cream but partners with all our stakeholders - whether that's suppliers or customers - to bring about a more sustainable world.
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I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me 'I love you.' … There is an African saying which is: 'Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.'
