Michael F. Easley Quotes
Real vision demands that we make tough choices. Real vision is responsible and it is paid for.
Quotes to Explore
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Age for me is just a number.
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Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
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A first kiss is hard to fake on screen. It's tempting to practice before you shoot, but why blow that natural awkwardness on a rehearsal? There's something so beautiful about it that can't be faked.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
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Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.
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I have many intense friendships with artists. I don't mean we have intense one-day conversations but ongoing conversations that last in some cases for years.
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All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.
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I have never thought of winning an Oscar. Rather, I never thought I would get the Padma Shri. I think God has been kind to me. I think getting Oscar award is not too far away.
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Some terror in the swishing tall grass seemed added to that of the diabolically pounding sea, and I started up crying aloud and disjointedly, 'Tiger? Tiger? Is it Tiger? Beast? Beast? Is it a Beast that I am afraid of?'
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There is no arguing with Johnson: for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.
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All political action aims at either preservation or change. When desiring to preserve, we wish to prevent a change for the worse; when desiring to change, we wish to bring about something better. All political action is then guided by some thought of better or worse.
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Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable energy, among other measures.
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I actually played violin on 'E.T.' I used to be a violinist.
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Some of what I am doing when I am researching is looking for things people in my family have done and finding out what those things mean, why they did those things and seeing how I fit into them.
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I like to get up and get out. Otherwise you end up kicking about, and it's easy to flick the telly on; then before you know it, it is 11 A.M. and you haven't done anything.
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It's not easy to have success with restaurants in different cities, but I like the challenge.
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We never discuss race in this country until something bad happens.
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I was supposed to be adopted when I was five, but then my adoption was pushed back by two years.
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I naturally prefer and capture the beauty in life.
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As an African-American male born with a couple of strikes against you because of your skin color, I think it's very, very important to have some positive role models around, especially male influences.
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Our choices are going to determine the future for our children, our children's children, and their children. I take that responsibility very seriously.
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One of the things you learn in rehab is that you're responsible for your own actions.
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Doubt yourself all you want, but you have to make choices in life and live with them.
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Real vision demands that we make tough choices. Real vision is responsible and it is paid for.
