Ruth Brown Quotes
I thought the best thing you were supposed to do was find somebody and try to sound like them.Ruth Brown
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To allot God a secondary place in life was, to me, inconceivable. Though He is the sole Owner of the cosmos, silently showering us with gifts from life to life, one thing yet remains which He does not own, and which each human heart is empowered to withhold or bestow - man's love.
Paramahansa Yogananda -
The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity.
Barbara Boxer -
I didn't audition for 'SNL.' I sent in a tape to 'SNL' the year before I started writing there, but I got the job there through doing stand-up on Fallon.
Hannibal Buress -
The fundamentalists are increasing. People, afraid to oppose those fundamentalists, shut their mouths. It is really very difficult to make people move against a sensitive issue like religion, which is the source of fundamentalism.
Taslima Nasrin -
Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
Hans Kung -
For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
Queen Elizabeth II
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I didn't want to be a slave to any passion anymore. I gave up card playing altogether, even bridge and gambling - more or less. It took me a few years to get out of it.
Omar Sharif -
The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.
Yoko Ono -
I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
Hansika Motwani -
Sometimes I get emotional when I'm doing 'Lonesome Valley' or 'Wildwood Rose.'
Carlene Carter -
There's no business like show business.
Irving Berlin -
Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
Barbara Mikulski
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If you want to put out a million CDs and sell them and get them played on the radio, and even videos, or whatever, if that still exists, that kind of muscle can only come from a label like Columbia.
Jack White The White Stripes -
The only way a kid is going to practice is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.
Wayne Gretzky -
Never thought acting was something you could make a living at. It wasn't until I was in college, and got a lead in a play, that I began to realize I might just be able to blunder into this profession.
Ed Asner -
When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
Carlos Ghosn -
Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
I just had to find something else to fulfill me. Always being a singer and writing, it was a blessing. My brother started making music that was the kind of music I always saw myself singing.
Taryn Manning Boomkat
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OK, I'm happy. I'm happy. All right? I'm happy.
Larry David -
It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
Abbey Lee Kershaw -
I also have a soft spot for spicy chicken wings. They are always best eaten at dives and sports bars, like Wogie's in the West Village, New York City, near my house.
Gail Simmons -
I thought the best thing you were supposed to do was find somebody and try to sound like them.
Ruth Brown