Maya Angelou Quotes
Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.
Maya Angelou
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
L'Wren Scott
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In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
Fedor Emelianenko
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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
Adam McKay
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I will say this: I think 'Big Brother' is the biggest snooze known to mankind.
R. J. Cutler
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To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
Ursula K. Le Guin
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I have a garden. We have fresh tomatoes and strawberries. People are different here... People out in California, they grow up quicker. They have a lot of excess, and they have a lot more things than we do here in Hungary. There, they start doing makeup when they're 13, when we would still be out in the countryside making sausage.
Barbara Palvin
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You have no ability, if you're a financial institution and you're threatened with criminal prosecution, you have no ability to negotiate.
Warren Buffett
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It's not class warfare to suggest that we shouldn't look to seniors and the less fortunate to bear the brunt of deficit reduction. I believe America needs to understand there needs to be a sense of fairness.
Ted Deutch
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On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living.
Ingrid Betancourt
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As you get older, you get different, and I'm a mushier, softer person as I get older.
Eddie Murphy
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Even successful musicians have had periods where people say they suck and no one likes them, even after they've had periods of great success. So I think it's like you just gotta do you and try to stay motivated. Until, you know, you decide to stay home and make spaghetti all day.
K. Flay
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I was doing these music videos online for a couple years, and they'd be doing well to varying degrees. And I released an album, and with the album, I released three new music videos, and one of them was featured on Jezebel.
Rachel Bloom
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I think it's harder - much harder - to be a good parent than to write a book.
Elizabeth Berg
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As a novelist, I have always been interested in how people come to terms with difficult, life-altering events.
Christina Baker Kline
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The most important thing that everybody can do, aside from building and keeping your network strong, is make good choices about your health.
Dana Perino
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Marguerite, joyfully: 'We are ourselves, my dear, we are ourselves. We'll never be anyone else.'
H. G. Wells
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It is possible that our race may be an accident, in a meaningless universe, living its brief life uncared for, on this dark, cooling star
Bill Vaughan
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Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.
Maya Angelou
