John Twelve Hawks (John Twelve Hawks) Quotes
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My children forgave me at a time when I could barely forgive myself.
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We all have original ideas. Even if we don't see ourselves as supercreative or as wild nonconformists, we have insights every day about how the world around us could be better. It might be a better way of running meetings in your office that would be less mind-numbing. It might be a little twist on a product or a service.
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I think that characters who are nice all the time and who you sympathize with can get really boring.
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If you so choose, even the unexpected setbacks can bring new and positive possibilities. If you so choose, you can find value and fulfillment in every circumstance.
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In Washington, the translation of E Pluribus Unum has been lost. The belief that we are one nation - united in purpose - caring about and for one another is no longer the practice.
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I hadn't done much rapping in a while. I really wasn't sure I was going to do that any more. For a couple years I thought I was done with that. It wasn't really required of me.
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I'm my own artist, and I see artists as movies. No one should try to change them for anything. If you don't like it, you just don't follow it. And if you don't like a movie you don't watch it. Watch another movie.
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We have a hope of succeeding if we learn from our past mistakes and pull together to make the hard choices.
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My confidence comes from knowing I do the right things in my life. I do the right things in the gym. I do the right things all together.
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The atheist, by merely being in touch with reality, appears shamefully out of touch with the fantasy life of his neighbors.
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I'm not perfect, but what's wonderful about eating a plant-based diet is, I don't have to be.
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People in Russia adapt to misery by a deep, deep humor.
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I should learn the language of a politician - give away as little and keep the rest to yourself. Not lie, I just want to be more guarded.
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I am an inventor of music.
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If the part isn't always there on the page, I've had good relationships with writers where there's an openness to bring more to the role.
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Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.
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My guru said that when he suffers, it brings him closer to God. I have found this, too.
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要使文艺很好地成为整个革命机器的一个组成部分，作为团结人民、教育人民、打击敌人、消灭敌人的有力的武器，帮助人民同心同德地和敌人作斗争。
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He came to visit and told me, ‘Chuck, you have to pray and you have to ask for the acceptance of God’s will in your life’, … I fell asleep in the middle of a horrific withdrawal… But there is no sleep really because your body is just aching, it’s electric… [But] when I woke up, the obsession was gone. And I knew God had helped me. Chuck Negron performing today. (Courtesy of Chuck Negron) I believe God came and did for me what I couldn’t do for myself and relieved me from the bondage of addiction… I knew God had helped me. From that time on my faith grew stronger and stronger. It changed my life.
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I’d be nothing if it wasn’t for you… If it wasn’t for you…
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Men have the influence and power in business and politics. It is the mother who can make the child's bedtime earlier, take away desserts or ground the child.
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You don't need to watch everyone if everyone believes they're being watched.
