Shirley Chisholm (Shirley Anita Chisholm) Quotes
America has the laws and the material resources it takes to insure justice for all its people. What it lacks is the heart, the humanity.
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Age for me is just a number.
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There is so much to do in my house, in every little corner. It's just like anybody, it's like one step at a time. I try to decorate one space and a pipe breaks or whatever - you know how it is.
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The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening soul still in its grip.
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Faith is a higher faculty than reason.
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I got disappointed in human nature as well and gave it up because I found it too much like my own.
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Themes only arise after a novel is written, and people begin to try to talk about it.
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I believe that we should be able to marry whom ever we choose. As long as both people are willing... I say go for it!
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An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
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If left unchecked, global change will create violent conflict, torrential storms, shrinking coastlines, and irreversible catastrophe.
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I think I am the same kind of person I would have been if I wasn't an actor. I am not a robot.
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I like to prepare each tour in a different way.
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The trouble with conservatives is that too many of them come to Washington thinking they are going to drain the swamp, only to discover that Washington is a hot tub.
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Surely the glory of journalism is its transience.
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Our parents have, by far, the greatest influence on shaping who we are and how we deal with the world.
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I know my music is going well when I don't have insomnia.
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I started with California, and I did not like it. I flew over to Seattle, and I did not like it much. I felt like Iowa is the place - I like the people and the environment.
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Every family in Konya has at least one shoemaker in their midst, and I am one of those families.
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One area where the state can be more effective in addressing the doctor shortage is to focus on making sure that Arizona is a friendly environment for doctors and those wishing to practice medicine.
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I estimate a very conservative number of 25,000 dead homeboys. If 25,000 white people were killed in two decades of urban drive-bys, you could imagine there would be prime time television, there would be counseling, economic packages, truces would be negotiated by diplomats with experience in Northern Ireland or the Balkans.
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He's a great kid. He hates the same way I do.
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I think part of that is to create an environment where it's like real life, where you don't really know what's going to happen to you in a certain scene.
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America can't succeed unless you succeed. That is why I am running for president of the United States.
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Most people don't pray until they're in trouble. When people need help they pray a lot. But after they get what they want, they slow down. If a man takes five showers a day, his body will be clean. Praying five times a day helps me clean my mind.
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America has the laws and the material resources it takes to insure justice for all its people. What it lacks is the heart, the humanity.
