Maya Angelou Quotes
I write some country music. There's a song called 'I Hope You Dance.' Incredible. I was going to write that poem; somebody beat me to it.
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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The judge is forced for the most part to reach his audience through the medium of the press whose reporting of judicial decisions is all too often inaccurate and superficial.
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I really try to take care of myself. I really put forth the effort to make a regimen just a part of my life. When I can't, for instance if I'm in a location someplace and I can't work out because of the schedule of the picture or whatever it is, as much as I normally do when I'm home, I still do something.
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As far as I can remember, every dime I ever had went to something extravagant. I would rather spend more, buy fewer items and have them forever.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.
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The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
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Not knowing the thing that's chasing you is a lot scarier than seeing it right in front of you.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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Tennis is for me joy, nothing less than that.
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A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things.
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Northwest Ohio is flat. There isn't much up. The land is so flat that a child from Toledo is under the impression that the direction hills go is down. Sledding is done down from street level into creek beds and road cuts.
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There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all.
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As a writer given to the old formalities of rhyme and meter, I sometimes feel endangered these days.
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I don't like to meddle in my private affairs.
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I just want to be the best Carly Rae I can be.
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Lets be clear, Dolly Parton is a rapper. Somewhere before all the country, I don't know what happens up there in the mountains when you're growing up, but she has been spitting rhymes for a very long time - 50 years I'd say.
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The audience is smart and catch on pretty quick when they are sold the same old thing.
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I call 'Community' the best day job in the world, because between takes, I get to write music. I get to write sketches. I get to write movies. It's the best job ever.
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I write some country music. There's a song called 'I Hope You Dance.' Incredible. I was going to write that poem; somebody beat me to it.
