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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Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do under various circumstances in time and place.
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It is a fact beyond question that there are two kinds of Christian experience, one of which is an experience of bondage, and the other an experience of liberty.
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I was thinking about … how disarming is the ability to make people laugh. It’s a gift, mimicry, but it’s not acting; in a way it’s the opposite of acting, which is why comedians are seldom good actors. There’s an element of exaggeration in the imposture; the copy is the original painted with a broad brush and it can be grotesque, even cruel. But no one is offended. People are drawn to the funnyman who can imitate a politician or a famous actor or an ethnic type, especially his own ethnic type.
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'Sex and The City' was made to correct the myth that if you were single at a certain age, you were a leper. Its four characters are heroes to a lot of women; they run around New York, or Gotham - but they have fancy shoes instead of capes.
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New York is only 97 miles from Philadelphia but was the Big Time as no other American city has ever been.
