Josette Sheeran Quotes
Every 10 seconds we lose a child to hunger. This is more than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.
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Inspired by Alex Haley's 'Roots,' at the age of 11 I began a handwritten Middle Passage story called 'Lawdy, Lawdy, Make Us Free.' I was raised by civil rights activists with a very strong sense of racial history and consciousness.
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I didn't want to be a number. I didn't want to be an object.
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Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
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There's a need to keep the history of an artform going, parallel with the new work that's being done.
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If you're not in it you can't win it.
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Children in their young teens are just moving into the moment when they are most receptive to philosophy and psychology. You can explore these things in stories and, in doing so, give them power and control.
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The recreational golfer who gives it careful thought will conclude that the favorite golf hole in his life played downhill, gradually or severely, and normally was downwind as well.
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I love fashion, and that's how I express myself.
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I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can't ignore it, but you've got to be very careful that it's not motivating you.
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I know what it's like to have an inflated libido.
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I like old Disney films that have an edge to them.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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I have been in teen shows for years, so doing that stuff - kissing - is kind of commonplace and not a big deal. It was way more cool just because it was Meg Ryan.
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I believe in working with the hearts of people, and not locking them up.
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If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying.
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And we can see the positive impacts right here at Solyndra. Less than a year ago, we were standing on what was an empty lot. But through the Recovery Act, this company received a loan to expand its operations. This new factory is the result of those loans.
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Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.
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I really want to bring the message of love that is Islam to people; bring something new to that familiar face.
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When I was growing up, I would go hang out with older guys at night in blues clubs.
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You spend enough time with someone, you're going to have your run-ins.
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I believe in freedom of speech, and at the same time I think that sometimes it can be worth it to not say something. In my opinion there is a sort of limit to that freedom, but where that limit exactly lies is open for discussion. As soon as there is no longer any discussion possible, than it has reached its limits and therefore freedom of speech will no longer exist.
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The weather of Depression is unmodulated, its light a brownout.
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When our hearts turn to our ancestors, something changes inside us. We feel part of something greater than ourselves. Our inborn yearnings for family connections are fulfilled when we are linked to our ancestors.
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Every 10 seconds we lose a child to hunger. This is more than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.
