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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My family loves to take me out, and we do regular things like go to the movies. My friends do that as well. At the same time, I love work and I want to be busy all the time!
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I've always loved working out. When I was little, my dad used to make me and my sister do 10 press-ups every day before we brushed our teeth in the morning. It was like a boot camp! Then I did a lot of athletics at school and was a dancer.
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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'm at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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My mother reads tarot cards, actually, but I won't let her read mine.
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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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Everybody has their first love. I think it goes back to being in love with the idea of being in love. Everybody wants love, and your first love is special. You've never experienced anything like that. It's good to have a fond memory of it.
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An only child, I always wanted a large hug-house.
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Style has a profound meaning to Black Americans. If we can’t drive, we will invent walks and the world will envy the dexterity of our feet. If we can’t have ham, we will boil chitterlings; if we are given rotten peaches, we will make cobblers; if given scraps, we will make quilts; take away our drums, and we will clap our hands. We prove the human spirit will prevail. We will take what we have to make what we need. We need confidence in our knowledge of who we are.
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I loved every place I lived and traveled. London, Paris, Rome, Venice. I fell hard for Central America and Mexico. In each country, I had fantasies that I could live there.
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You really only know when you know little. Doubt grows with knowledge.
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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.
