Maya Angelou Quotes
My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring still.
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Sometimes I think people get into trouble because they can't say what they want to.
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If I had to study and work hard, it would have to have the reward of a lot of cash.
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The Hungarian people voted for NATO membership. We are active in the joint actions of NATO.
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All of the songs my grandparents and parents listened to are called boleros - they're all love songs. They're about giving your heart to a person. It's a culture that is so romantic and passionate, and that's something that I'm very proud of. We grew up with nothing, so we just want to live a life full of love.
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Celine Dion is my major inspiration.
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I think it just came to a point where I made a decision to do better with my life and health. And that is only by God's grace because there are no guarantees.
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I decided in my late teens that I wanted to be an actor, and my dad and I agreed that films were better. I work alongside my dad, you see. I've thought that films were better since I was a kid.
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No one needs anything; they have to want it.
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Funding for the original manned Voyager Mars Program was scratched in 1968, before humans had gotten out of Low Earth Orbit. Mid-'60s plans for a Venus fly-by with astronauts actually flying by it met the same fate.
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Excellence always sells.
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I hate when a guy brags... or he sweats.
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We need to rekindle those values, those strengths as a nation and as a people... And we must do so as one people with one goal.
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With so many of our fundamental rights hanging in the balance, it is not good enough to simply roll the dice, hoping a nominee has changed his past views. It's not good enough to think, 'This is the best we can expect from this president'.
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Choosing a spouse with religion in mind is not always a mistake, especially if your heritage and your faith are important parts of who you are. The trick is, as always, to recognize a good thing when you see it - and never mistake the bad for something more.
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I had no plan to write a western novel, and when I realized it was happening, I was pretty surprised by it. But you have to go with what feels right.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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My own military background is wholly un-distinguished. I was a sergeant.
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You'll see me on 'Top Chef' someday. My Midwestern hospitality needs an outlet, you know?
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Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.
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I definitely feel, when I'm wearing the costume, that I could scare people and hurt them.
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If I was President of the United States, I'd rather be right than interesting. If I was CEO of a company, I'd rather be right than interesting. But I'm a journalist - what journalist would rather be right than interesting?
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I loved Ingrid Bergman. I sat and saw her on the stage in a theater in the round.
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I read neither good nor bad about me. I let it not even in my life, so it has no effect on me. I am very sensitive.
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My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring still.
