Michael Eric Dyson Quotes
I grew up in the church and began to recite set pieces at the age of four and five, like many of the other kids.
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Reducing carbon emissions is important, but it is shortsighted if not coupled with reducing the toxic emissions from our heart; and that is something spiritual leaders are supposed to teach and something all thinking people, regardless of their beliefs, should practice.
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The people of South Africa are ready to stand up to the oppressions of the Pretoria regime, and they are ready to fight back.
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I don't know how people recognize me.
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I know you can be up one minute and drop the next, so I'm trying to maintain a steady course so I can have some longevity.
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We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not.
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The emperor is in the Church, not above the Church.
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I have the idea that anyone who has ever heard my name has the distinct impression that I was put under the sod years ago just before they buried Lillian Russell.
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The addition of nuts in salad... I always find to be beneficial.
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For me to be as effective as possible, I intend to sharpen those skills I need to successfully lead an organization that is growing in size and complexity with each passing year.
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We humans have millions of years of evolutionary baggage that makes us regard competition in a deadly light.
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I grew up Catholic, so the more non-denominational Christian experience was a new experience for me.
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Love comes in far more shapes and sizes than what the family-values crowd condones, of course.
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'Oh and Oh' is a tennis term... It's a nice way of saying you took your opponent to pieces.
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I'm glad I've never been so successful that I couldn't stop doing one thing. I've kind of been able to just kick it along and switch around.
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I love it when people say things to me in public and want to meet me, because I want to meet them! Early on, my manager told me, 'If you want to sell 500,000 records, then go out there and meet 500,000 people.'
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Ever since I was 10 years old doing jiu-jitsu, I've done well against the tall guys.
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'A Tale of Two Gardens'
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A lot of people thought I'd died, because of your coverage, they know I'm still around.
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Her mother, Laurie Simmons, is a contemporary artist, and my stepmother, Cindy Sherman, is a photographer, so they've known each other forever. Lena and I were often at the same dinner parties when we were kids.
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I think that sometimes kids use the show as a jumping off point for talking about things with their parents.
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I have devoted my energies to the study of the scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing have always been my delight.
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We don't have real hours and we don't have a boss, so artists create rules for themselves that they then break. It's transgressive in such a personal way.
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I grew up in the church and began to recite set pieces at the age of four and five, like many of the other kids.
