Sarah Breedlove (Madam C. J. Walker) Quotes
One night I had a dream, and in that dream a big black man appeared to me and told me what to mix up for my hair. I made up my mind I would begin to sell it.
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In a family of all girls, I was always the 'boy' in my mind - the protector, the masculine one. No one would ever have to worry about me.
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When I hear someone, instantaneously, I'm like, 'Who's singing?' You're giving people so much of yourself, and my voice is the most natural, distinctive tool I have. It's up to me to express myself on a wider scale than just writing vocal melodies and lyrics.
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A lot of actors in my age bracket look at being still standing as pretty good.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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I don't think the Taliban will ever come back to take Afghanistan, no.
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What I don't miss is living in a small town where everybody knows you, your family, and what you ate for breakfast.
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Passive fatalism can never be the role of a revolutionary party, like the Social Democracy.
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Pablo wanted to be loved and accepted. He wanted to destroy the elite he despised so much, but he also wanted to be the president of Colombia.
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When I was younger, I thought about retiring.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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One should live between extravagance and meanness. Don't save money by starving your mind. It is false economy never to take a holiday, or never to spend money for an evening's amusement or for a useful book.
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I remember when I first came to Liverpool, Pepe Reina helped with everything, and he made it easy for me. When I was Atletico Madrid captain, I tried to help everyone. These are the basics in football: you need to create an atmosphere and try to create a group of friends. It's not easy, and it doesn't always happen, but you have to try.
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Sure I'm leaving the Bee Gees. I'm going into films.
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I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
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Life is not easy in politics.
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I know: I am a freakish geek. Or is that a geekish freak?
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I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
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Meeting Oprah Winfrey, I cried like a baby. Meeting Steven Spielberg, I cried like a baby. Meeting Denzel Washington, I gushed like a crazy woman. If I don't get excited or star struck by someone I've been dying to meet, it's time to retire.
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One of the best things people could do for their descendents would be to sharply limit the number of them.
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I always wear SPF 30 sunscreen under my make-up, and I also wear a hat because taking care of my skin is important to me.
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Many artists who don't go off to art school come to New York. It's about what you learn when you're here.
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I really feel now like a native New Yorker. And I'm very happy here.
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There are certain battles that you pick. When they're not worth picking, they're laughable stories.
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One night I had a dream, and in that dream a big black man appeared to me and told me what to mix up for my hair. I made up my mind I would begin to sell it.
