C. Vivian Stringer Quotes
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The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.
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Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to the few.
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
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I wanted to get out in the world, have a great job, make my mark, and see how far I could go. And I wanted to make good on the philosophy my mother drilled into us with all the subtlety of a Lady Gaga performance. I got it loud and clear. I would need to succeed, and then I could possibly be happy.
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No matter where you are from, no matter what your background is, no matter what your socioeconomic status is, every person can achieve his or her dreams.
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Children aren't happy with nothing to ignore, and that's what parents were created for.
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I'd say that if you had a strained relationship with your mom, for whatever reason, the best thing to do is be open with each other, talk it over, try and work it out somehow as opposed to just putting a wall up and pushing them away.
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Men who never get carried away should be.
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If Obama's enormous symbolic power draws primarily from being the country's first black president, it also draws from his membership in hip-hop's foundational generation.
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We print 37 million copies, and we found out about the unfortunate news as we were putting the issue to bed.
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The ridicule is pressure to consider ourselves less important than someone even more precious: A baby is more precious than a mother; a woman is more precious than a man.
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Constant, gentle pressure is my preferred technique for leadership, guidance, and coaching.
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I don't have any interest in doing superhero franchise movies. I don't connect to the fantastic, and I'm not a comic person - it's just not my thing, so I'm not looking in that direction - but ambitious films on a big scale I'm very interested in looking at.
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Over the years I've had more and more of an association with Nashville.
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Nick plays a corrupt politician, which is kind of a redundant statement.
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I love Elektra. I really have a special place in my heart for her. It was very enjoyable for me to discover her and to adapt her for this project and bring myself to this character. So I have a special spot for her.
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I'm not allowed on FOX, and I'm not allowed on MSNBC.
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Everyone says you've got to do a foundation and legal structure to finance social change. What nonsense!
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I'm concerned with Ian's turnovers. Those are hurting us a little.
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If anyone tells you someone has changed their character; don't believe it.
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If you commit six turnovers you should have won the basketball game.
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I went off. They were unforced turnovers, too.
