Maya Angelou Quotes
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My own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own.
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I've been watching 'Walking Dead' with my son, and there is absolutely nothing in there I find shocking, but it's cool, and I like it.
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Born with blue spectacles, you would think the world was blue and never be conscious of the existence of the distorting glass.
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I will tell you with 100 percent confidence, Jon Jones is not deep in my head. The fact he actually thinks that, it makes me smile every day.
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My main thing is music; it's what I do.
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I definitely think that myself and Sam will help the Timberwolves.
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Although Ronald Reagan was somebody I disagreed with on most ideological things, he was a friend of mine, and he was a very, very likable man. Ronald Reagan, for instance, was maybe more able to get the very rich to do the right thing sometimes.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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I went to my mum at about seven or eight and said I want to start acting, but the week before, I had said I wanted to do ballet. She said if I took acting classes for a full year, she would look further into it, and that's how it started.
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Don't take 'no' for an answer.
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One of the first coaches I worked with on the national team told me that I was too skinny, too puny, and had no natural acceleration. He said I'd be better off looking for another facet of sport to follow. That was a really, really bad moment. For a long time, I felt as if my dad was the only one who had faith in me.
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I have a strong affinity for animals.
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Government does not create jobs, but it can help set the table for economic growth with the right policies.
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Dismissals of poetry are nothing new. It's easy to dismiss poetry if one has not read much of it.
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I'm the easiest person to make fun of.
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I think, as a woman in action in the business, you would be stupid not to express interest. Any female action role that presents itself as an opportunity I would throw myself at!
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I was taught to confront things you can't avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where you're trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers don't last for ever makes them beautiful.
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VR is going to be defined by the content that is designed explicitly for virtual reality.
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Probably the first time I left Italy was to travel by train to Lourdes. I went with my mother and my grandmother - who was a very religious person - so it was a pilgrimage of sorts. I remember it as a very intense, but beautiful experience.
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It's estimated that by 2030 there will be virtually no unskilled jobs in the British economy.
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I'll work with Jerry Seinfeld any day of the week. Get a nice little paycheck there, but you do it for free. It's just good to be associated with that man. He's a great guy.
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People think I have the benefit of a public school education. I have this suave and debonair label, but really, I'm as common as muck.
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Christine Bass was my high school music teacher. She took a program on its last legs and within a few years turned into one of the best programs in the country. Our high school dominated national choir competitions all through her 20-plus year tenure.
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I'm not a writer who teaches. I'm a teacher who writes.
