Roy H. Williams Quotes
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If you are for freedom and equal rights, which we hear a lot of talk about these days, then you have to include the LGBTQ community in that. And if you're not willing to put your time where your mouth is, then I don't know quite what you mean by commitment in your life.
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I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver.
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Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.
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I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity.
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Acting is a talent, but I like to see the whole picture.
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I have no interest in directing. I've no talent for it.
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Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that.
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The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
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Talent alone gets you nowhere. You really have to have the grit, and you gotta have a love for people.
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I take jobs with people I admire, people with incredible talent who aren't necessarily big sellers.
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With continued prayer and an equally-determined commitment to action for needed anti-violence reforms, let us resolve to work toward a new era in which every American child and every adult are protected from the ravages of brutality, safe and secure in our homes and schools and communities.
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My dad was in the Navy, and I was raised with a strong commitment to service.
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My journey in the military solidified my tireless commitment to making sure girls and women are given the opportunity to meet their full potential, and nobody tells them they can't do something because they're a girl.
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Acceptance of the power of God in one's life lays the groundwork for personal commitment to both science and Christianity, which so often have been in conflict.
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While I respect my cousin Annette Sykes' commitment in engaging in the political process, I do not endorse or support any political party.
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Prosecutors committed to reform need talented staff members who share that commitment, and our best legal talent should flock to their offices.
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Obama ran on a platform of unmitigated optimism - a promise to usher in a brighter day for America. But there could hardly be a greater contrast between his pledge and his performance in office, between his commitment to the nation and his current abandonment of all hope.
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Many people don't focus enough on execution. If you make a commitment to get something done, you need to follow through on that commitment.
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Genuine love is volitional rather than emotional. The person who truely loves does so because of a decision to love. This person has made a commitment to be loving whether or not the loving feeling is present. ...Conversely, it is not only possible but necessary for a loving person to avoid acting on feelings of love.
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We can give our intelligence and law enforcement community the powers they need to track down and take out terrorists without undermining our commitment to the rule of law, or our basic rights and liberties.
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For a little while, my mom was a school teacher. And I went to the school that she taught.
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Part of the brilliance of Stieg Larsson's books is that they are so complex, so many different facets coming together.
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I'm pretty sure that the Walkmen are the band that I've paid to see the most in my life.
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It is a lack of commitment, not a lack of talent, that damns you to mediocrity.
