I. King Jordan Quotes
There are people who are born deaf and grow up deaf who don't speak at all, and some of them have told me that they resent a little bit that I do speak. But, you know, I have to be myself. I have to do what I'm comfortable doing.
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As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.
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Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system.
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I find very often people like to confront rumors. It depends on how much they trust you. And you have to have a line between what is tasteful and what isn't.
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I look at my people, and I look at those who control them - the political elite. And the sad thing is that the elites are just not interested in the welfare of the people.
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Fuel conservation is as important as fuel production.
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When it comes to power, God Himself is the power. God often uses foolish things to confound the wise. That is why people like me will ever be grateful to God. In terms of knowledge, education and name, I am nowhere - a neglected stone.
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I feel like I missed a whole period of my childhood because I had a bunch of stressful things happen to me when I was like 17, 18, when people usually feel the most free in life, like going to college and like anything is possible.
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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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We encourage whistleblowers to come forward in instances where the government is a victim.
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Why not a space flower? Why do we always expect metal ships?
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Faith is personal if it's to be real.
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan understand that government does not create jobs. Entrepreneurs do.
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Let the path be open to talent.
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You know, I had the music baskets and the writing basket. And I had the acting. And those eggs just hatched first, and the others were slow to incubate.
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Sometimes when you're drunk you can see better.
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I auditioned for 'Avatar' in Australia. It was a 'blind' audition. I didn't know what the movie was about and whom it was for.
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Women just love to shop.
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But I don't like to, tell people how old I am. I like that to be a mystery.
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I look at other people my age in this industry, other famous people my age, and they've just got famous friends. Which is cool, but I love being normal and just chilling at mine.
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I had a job at this French restaurant, and I hated it. I don't like serving; I don't like getting people ketchup.
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The best part about being a stand-up is the connection with the audience. There's nothing more gratifying then when you can make 300 people applaud and stand up - because that's all you.
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There's going to be a big impact there for a number of weeks. It's big enough to show up in the national statistics.
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Be committed to whatever you're doing. That's something I've taken to heart and tried to do with whatever activities I take up.
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There are people who are born deaf and grow up deaf who don't speak at all, and some of them have told me that they resent a little bit that I do speak. But, you know, I have to be myself. I have to do what I'm comfortable doing.
