Steven Biko (Bantu Stephen Biko) Quotes
Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.
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As long as there is a mathematical chance, we have to keep on going.
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I like to relate to my kids as they are. I enjoy spending that time with them. I see that my girls are so completely different and different from me, too.
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If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.
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You know the greatest thing about working on 'Fallon?' I get so many anonymous gifts.
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People in the film industry always want to save for a rainy day. Many early actors died in small houses with no money, and so they are insecure. My advantage is I don't value money that much. It's an easy thing for me to let go.
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I've read that the ancient Chinese art of feng shui can bring a sense of peace, well-being, and positive energy to a home - same as beer.
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All beautiful things in this world are because of women.
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I'm only seeing tennis balls these days. And maybe the occasional fashion sketch.
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I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.
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John Kitzhaber was a visionary leader for Oregon.
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'Everybody is born good and everybody has got the same size soul. We're here to connect with that.'
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My real passion is for opera. It was born and developed by listening to records, and my dream as a child was to record entire operas when I grew up, and this dream came true.
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For me, the more time you can take and the more care you can take with songs, the better off you're going to be.
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The Scottish are not shy when it comes to expressing themselves.
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If you look back at President Bush, nobody agreed with his policies, but you understood that he was doing things that he believed was right.
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Dixie Carter was a goddess. The kind of wife and mother that every mother hopes their daughter will become and the kind of friend that is absolutely irreplaceable. She loved fiercely and was adored in return.
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I don't want to scream 'Immigrant Song' every night for the rest of my life, and I'm not sure I could.
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I find the ball, and I think, 'Where's the ball going, and where do I need to go?' It just puts me back in the game, and it's the simplest thing, but it's become sort of like my soccer mantra. I simply use the ball as my focus point and move back into position, and the distracting thoughts disappear, and I'm right back in the game.
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I organize my denim, leather, and dresses by color, although my jeans are pretty much just black and gray.
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I still see the world as a place of bitter irony and black humour, failed hopes, dashed plans. I hope to make my work sparer, to outgrow my desire to show off.
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Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.
