Paul Mooney (Paul Gladney) Quotes
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Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.
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I think the global community always has a ... has a responsibility to any humanitarian crisis. And I think it's in our best interest to address a humanitarian crisis on this scale because displacement can can lead to a lot of instability and aggression.
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A temptation arises: it is the wind. It disturbs you: it is the surging of the seas. This is the time to awaken Christ and let Him remind you of these words
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If you are what you eat, in my case, I'd be sweet so come and get some.
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I looked up to her because (of) what an achievement it was to live to 101.
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Let us green the earth, restore the earth, heal the earth.
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Never tripping off the past, I would rather never mind 'em/'Cause only fools trip over something that be behind 'em
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Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself.
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Somewhere "out there," beyond the walls of the courthouse, run currents and tides of public opinion which lap at the courtroom door.
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The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other.
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Old age is an excellent time for outrage.
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I love to sing. I don't think it's strange for singers to act, or painters to sculpt. I don't want to ever feel like I'm cornered into one expression of creativity because I'm successful at making films or being an actor. I guess it's best to not paint yourself into that corner.
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The evolution of a bourgeoisie is a healthy phenomenon when it grows and prospers thanks to bourgeois values: hard work, honesty, personal responsibility.
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And remember this most of all: when it is darkest, that is when you can see the stars most clearly.
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During my adolescence, our family dwelt in rural Alaska. We were dirt poor, Depression-era poor. Tarpaper shack and kerosene lamps. In those days I read because that's all I had. I wrote because that's all I had.
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I'm not classically trained or anything, but I'll rip up a dance floor.
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Never mind a little dirt, if the goal is splendid!
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My cousin is gay, I always tell him that in our family tree, he's in the fruit section.
