Jose Eduardo dos Santos Quotes
There is no magic wand that can resolve our problems. The solution rests with our work and discipline.
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Incendiary capitalism is carrying its out evil works more dangerously than ever, and is doing so in the increasingly dangerous neighborhood of the powder kegs that are the great European military powers.
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Devotion complete culminates in knowledge supreme.
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My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age.
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Best wine if you're stranded on a deserted island? 1982 Salon Champagne.
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I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.
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The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.
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Our guiding principle was that design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff of life, necessary for everyone in a civilized society.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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It is nasty. You can think that you know someone in this business and you really don't. You can be stabbed in the back very easily. You can be praised very easily. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do.
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When I listen to President Obama speak to and about women, he sometimes sounds too paternalistic for my taste.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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'Coexist' was tough to make.
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People think that if you have a huge appetite, then you'll be better at it. But actually, it's how you confront the food that is brought to you. You have to be mentally and psychologically prepared.
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I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I've had an embarrassing amount of good fortune.
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I think there's a fear of difference in American cinema.
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I always consider Shakespeare like a huge room. I mean, you open the door, and you can go anywhere.
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I've had a dozen novels published and have made far more than a dozen mistakes. Which is why Randy Susan Meyers and I wrote a guidebook to help authors avoid making our mistakes.
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'Shkoff' is to eat. 'Shkiaff' is to slap. Like, 'Gettouttahere I'm gonna give you a couple of shkiaffs,' or, 'Forget presentation, just shkiaff the food onto the plate.'
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The cool thing about writing is that there is really never a typical day. Sometimes I get a rhythm going and head off to work every morning and come home at night. Sometimes I'll write for two days straight and then be utterly blank for the next two.
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Live your days on the positive side of life, in tune with your most treasured values. And in each moment you'll have much to live for.
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The fact that we are all trained to be mothers from infancy on means that we are all trained to devote our lives to men, whether they are our sons or not; that we are all trained to force other women to exemplify the lack of qualities which characterizes the cultural construct of femininity.
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My mother was very wary at first. And now she's come around 180 degrees. She's, like, one of my biggest fans now. Like, she'll come over to my house, and she'll be like, 'OK, listen. I need two T-shirts from the comedy show, and give me three DVDs. The neighbors are asking for them.'
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I love being a mom. I love singing. Why can't you have both? A lot of people would say you can't, but I think you can balance it; if you work hard, and you plan everything out properly, it works.
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There is no magic wand that can resolve our problems. The solution rests with our work and discipline.
