Essence Atkins Quotes
Challenges, when you're in a tumultuous situation, are an opportunity to grow, an opportunity to get closer to God, an opportunity to find and kind of reform yourself, and to figure out what really matters and what your priorities are.
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I do remember the tour of 'Cats' in Philadelphia. I was 12 and had a stomach bug.
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We in the Middle East like to talk politics, we like to argue. Just look at the three prophets - Moses, Jesus and Mohammad. They are all from this small region which creates problems all the time.
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My parents and my brother instilled in me my sense of humor. That's kind of the way we communicate with each other, and it's always been a way for me to get to know people.
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There is one system of justice, demanding that all be held accountable when laws are broken.
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I achieved what I want to achieve and I want to continue doing something else.
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I'm the Jerry Lewis of crime fiction.
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I will eat disgusting things, but only those with long established culinary traditions.
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I do think people are definitely sick of the Kardashians.
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I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound.
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I'm waiting for them to come up with a 'Star Trek' thing so they can beam me from my house to the gigs and back.
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I can't solve the poverty problem, but there are things you can do to mitigate its effects on kids.
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To me, it's just like, if you have talent, and you're lucky enough to find where you fit, and you work with the right people, it's not exalted at all.
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I could've always worked shows, clubs, Las Vegas and Atlantic City, but I was successful in business ventures, and things weren't happening in show business, so I said, 'Let me see what I can do.'
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Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
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I enjoyed history at school. I'd always had a sense of pagan England.
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My childhood did not prepare me for the fact that the world is full of cruel and bitter things.
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Music, for me, is just about where you're at, and that's always changing.
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I'm a warrior when it comes to pursuing roles.
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The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
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I'm happy for those kids. Let those kids know if they work as hard as they can and do what they're asked to, they'll give themselves an opportunity to win the championship. They're a great example for the future kids to come.
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I consider Apple to be very closed. Let's say you have a book business, and you are charging 5 to 7 percent gross margins; you can't exist in an Apple world because they want 30 percent, and they don't care that you only have 7 percent to play with.
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Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk. Such rules and laws are deduced from the accomplished fact; they are the products of reflection.
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Challenges, when you're in a tumultuous situation, are an opportunity to grow, an opportunity to get closer to God, an opportunity to find and kind of reform yourself, and to figure out what really matters and what your priorities are.
