Shirley Chisholm (Shirley Anita Chisholm) Quotes
Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting.
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From being a waiter, to a door-to-door salesman, to a car-washer, to a delivery boy - I have done it all.
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I don't run behind authority.
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At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.
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There's not enough black films out there. There's not enough Latin films, or films that have an Asian, Indian or Middle Eastern lead. The list goes on and on.
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I'm blessed because I had my mom as a teacher - sixth through eighth grade - and she is one of the best teachers I've ever had.
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I am in prayer for his kids and the family.
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I was listening to music long before rock 'n roll.
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One thing about me is I try to be honest.
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Living in the fishbowl is hard enough without worrying about a Secret Service that can't keep mum.
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I don't like to get things during the year, .. I like to wait for my birthday or Christmas. I may see something that I'll say, 'I'd really like that for my birthday.' I like to have things to look forward to.
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It's sort of like my past is an unfinished painting, and as the artist of that painting, I must fill in all the ugly holes and make it beautiful again.
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All those who love know exactly the limit they're prepared to go to. They know exactly what is required.
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If all men were just, there still would be some, though not so much, need of government.
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I've learned that if I only put my mind to one thing that I can get tunnel vision. Then I may not be as open to other opportunities because I'm so focused on one thing. I think what's worked better for me personally is I have three goals every day: be nice, work hard and make friends. Those are my daily goals, and I feel like those are the things that create opportunity and creating connections that will then lead to other things that I may not have planned for otherwise.
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.
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I can't predict the future. All I know is that if we continue down the path we're on, the Affordable Care Act will implode on itself. People will be without insurance.
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There are several authors who are also lawyers - and not only the ones who write legal thrillers. There are other attorneys who write romantic fiction, and I know of at least one who writes young adult books.
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Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Many states rely on sales tax as their principle source of revenue and do not have a State income tax.
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Unfortunately most ways of making big money take a long time. By the time one has made the money one is too old to enjoy it.
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Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting.
