Olubankole Wellington (Banky W.) Quotes
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I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging. Those are all conservative values - faith, family, hard work, responsibility.
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Pneumonia is a disease that often flies under the radar of not just the public but even the global health community. It kills more children under 5 years old every year than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined.
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Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.
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Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.
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I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan.
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I don't set the alarm to get up. I get up when I feel like it.
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I went into the sciences very early on, but to me, economics pervades so much more of our lives and our existence.
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Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice.
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I've always loved books by the Bronte sisters. I love Jane Austen, too. I'm more influenced by people like her than by pop culture.
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Delhi is full of energy. It is special to me because I have shot my first film here, and it is closer to my home town Chandigarh. I love the food, the vibe, and the people here.
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I have personally seen what a devastating medical condition can cost.
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I'm gluten intolerant, so that automatically cuts carbs from my diet.
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When we're obsessed with someone, it's never about them. It's about us hating ourselves. And that's generally the tone of a lot of my videos, which is this desperate character who's overcompensating with being super happy. But she's broken.
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You know, I'm the 1st black solo MC from Detroit. I didn't do the 50 Cent sales but hey... I got a long career, I'm still young and I'm trying to bring really good music.
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I do not believe in psychology. And I believe in the power of God to heal minds without taking drugs that foul the mind and the body and the spirit. Taking drugs helps demons to control you and the only way to heal the trauma is to do Yogic Flying for three hours every day.
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I hand him a lyric and get out of his way.
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Men learn to call pain 'glory'; women learn to call the police.
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If you could breathe a breath so strong you could blow out the wolf. Like you blow out the copo. Like you blow out the fire from the candela. The wolf is made the way the world is made. You cannot touch the world. You cannot hold it in your hand for it is made of breath only.
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America is a tune. It must be sung together.
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'As with all dwellings,' she said, 'of mortals and immortals both, it is the living that makes a house-not the doors, not the walls.'
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The NRA grades senators and representatives based on their votes on gun issues - and even on issues that have little-to-nothing to do with guns.
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For all men would be cowards if they durst.
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Make sure you cut the grass low so the snakes show
