Ethel Waters Quotes
New York is only 97 miles from Philadelphia but was the Big Time as no other American city has ever been.

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All I can say is, it's not very easy for a woman to be associated with The Beatles.
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If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she's difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman.
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Mum is a photographer, and Dad does world music and plays almost every instrument except for drums.
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I figure lots of predictions is best. People will forget the ones I get wrong and marvel over the rest.
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Spirit is matter seen in a stronger light. What else did Malebranche mean when he spoke of "seeing all things in God"? Existence is a mystery because the light of it is inexhaustible.
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You’d be surprised at the things that look great on the outside but are dysfunctional on the inside. Be sure to function as good as you look
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I believe that there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don't want to be a contributor to the force of darkness.
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The Trojan War without Homer was nothing more than a battle over trade routes.
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Exercise helps me with stress. It changes your brain chemistry. I turn to Ashtanga yoga when I feel the need to relax. I love it, but it's not right for everybody. It's taught to you a little bit at a time, according to your body type and your strength. That keeps things challenging.
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If you like your healthcare plan, you'll be able to keep your healthcare plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.
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It's through my health that I'm able to maintain that every single day and keep light in people until I'm actually of service to others.
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Hey, I wasn’t a weirdo. I was in the audio-visual club.
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At the top of this list has to be "get in that ass". It's the ultimate Leonism to get you through life.
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I believe that the time has come for women to take more active roles in all domains of human society, in an age in which education and the capacities of the mind, not physical strength, define leadership. This could help create a more equitable and compassionate society.
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I adore tradition. I cannot stand habit. Simply to repeat is nothing, also to destroy is nothing. Tradition is never interrupted, we are always evolving but never interrupted.
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College is a safe space where it can be hard to truly fail. The institution is rooting for you because your failure makes them look bad, too. New York City has no such mandate. I've had to hone and sharpen and refine my work here at a pace which may not have happened in other cities.
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The people who say: 'You are what you eat' have always seemed addled to me. In my opinion, you are what you think, and if you don't think, you can eat all the meat in Kansas City and still be nothing but a vegetable.
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Once you're into a story everything seems to apply-what you overhear on a city bus is exactly what your character would say on the page you're writing. Wherever you go, you meet part of your story.