Ernest Gaines Quotes
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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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I'm a sort of nuts-and-bolts guy. I'm into turning wrenches and swinging a hammer and wrenching on cars.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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I love the creativity of New York, but I don't enjoy the city - I don't like living here.
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If you can slow the biological process of aging, even a minor slowdown in the rate at which we age yields improvements in virtually every condition of frailty and disability and mortality that we see at later ages.
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It is vital that Iraq and the United States together send the clearest possible signal that those who commit acts of violence against American military forces and American civilians will not be rewarded with amnesty.
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I did a B.A. with a major in fine arts and a minor in psychology. I wanted to become a teacher or do art therapy for the elderly. But then I realised I wanted to travel instead.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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To say that people would cease to come to California if they would have to pay more taxes is to underestimate the advantages of being in California - mightily.
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The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.
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Touring helped me understand where I needed to be better in my music.
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I think what probably happens when you put two awkward/clunky people together is that their awkward/clunky world seems like a normal world.
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My style is very simple, but I love Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson and Kate Middleton.
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I'm a very lucky girl.
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The Second Amendment is an integral part of the Bill of Rights.
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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we're hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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Greek yogurt with some olive oil stirred in can transform many dishes.
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When you learn to keep fighting in the face of potential failure, it gives you a larger skill set to do what you want to do in life. It gives you vision. But you can't acquire it if you're afraid of keeping score.
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Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.
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Everyone has a different opinion; every country has a different way of doing things. But I do believe that we need a regulatory body so that everyone who owns or manages wildlife is subject to inspection and rated on how well they look after the animals and how the communities benefit.
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Working with Will Smith was one of the highlights of my career. He is so talented and has a tremendous work ethic. We are still friends, and I reach out to him and his partner to pitch ideas. He loves my mother. In fact, my mother was his son Jaden's acting coach for the movie 'Pursuit of Happiness.'
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There's no racism with the Internet.
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I only collaborate with the people I rock with in life, period. I rock with people where I really respect their craft and respect what they're doing. That's what collaboration should start from.
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Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing.
