Rumi Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.
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Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.
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'Glee' is one of the very few mainstream outlets that is giving a voice to communities of people that don't necessarily have a loud voice, specifically the gay community. It gives a really positive and forward statement.
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I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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I taught Sandra Bullock when no one knew who she was. I talked her out of quitting. I put her in a showcase.
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Our country does not believe in the concept of your God and my God. We believe that all gods are one. We have different ways of accepting Him. All ways lead to Him.
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Dick Durbin's a worthy opponent on any debate. He's very intelligent, quick. Knows his facts and puts them forward well.
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I'm all over the place, and I consider myself a bit of a scrounger: 'What will I do next, so I'm not broke?'
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When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.
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I was running for mayor of Syracuse - the first woman to run for mayor in our city, or in New York, and one of the first in the United States. I was known for my strong conservation plank. In 1969, the term 'conservation' was hardly on the tip of every citizen's tongue.
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In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.
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It is often suggested that the A.N.C. is controlled by the Communist Party, by Communists. Well, I have been long enough in the A.N.C. to know that that has never been true.
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The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world.
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We should not have assumed that a political space station could be built.
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And I also thought that Richard Nixon was the greatest political education we have ever had, but it looks like we need to relearn them again.
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For me, being a writer was never a choice. I was born one. All through my childhood I wrote short stories and stuffed them in drawers. I wrote on everything. I didn't do my homework so I could write.
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I'm going to be shaking my booty when I'm 55.
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I don't think it's possible to touch people's imagination today by aesthetic means.
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I don't any longer make any quality judgement between theater and cinema. They are different experiences for the audience, and they also are for the actors - although they have a lot in common.
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In many countries, women aren't jubilant when they learn they are pregnant. Quite the opposite - they're terrified.
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There are servers, and there are people that are served. There's something contradictory about that in a democracy, certainly.
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Perhaps not as badly applied and not as obvious, but for thousands of years, people have worn makeup on stage.
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If I could repeat it, people passing by would be enlightened and go free.
