Rita Mae Brown Quotes
No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a year to pay our local, state and federal taxes. If nothing else, this should convince you that animals are smarter than people.
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The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.
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I've always loved working out. When I was little, my dad used to make me and my sister do 10 press-ups every day before we brushed our teeth in the morning. It was like a boot camp! Then I did a lot of athletics at school and was a dancer.
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I don't like to rate myself; others can do that.
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For me, songwriting starts with a melody. When a musician plays a chord progression, either the words and vocal melody come to me, or they don't. That's how I determine who to write with. It works, or it doesn't.
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I think talent makes me really attracted to someone more than anything.
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My father was a civil servant in northern India where I was born. As a boy I saw the dire effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially on women and children. It often seemed that the only thing separating me from them was luck.
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We can have a World War, I see absolutely no reason why we shouldn't have a World Party.
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Everybody in the black community must organize, and then we decide whether we will have alliance with other people or not, but not until we are organized.
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Here's what I have at my advantage: I've never been a personality. I've always been a character actor.
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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I try to basically keep my opinions to myself when it comes to people who are charged with crimes that I don't know anything about.
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Growing up, my mother was a very strong woman who was not very big, about 5'1'', but boy, you grabbed a tiger by the tail if you messed with her. I know grown men that messed with her, and through her wit and intelligence and her no-quit, she never lost a fight. That's very influential on me when I'm telling stories. I love exploring that.
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I am proud to be a Sikh and am a true disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, who sacrificed his entire family for the Sikh religion.
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I do my own thing. And I believe what I do is the right thing.
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So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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I just love music, and I absorbed what I love.
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If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.
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I don't think I am scared of intimacy, but I am frightened of making a mistake. offering more than I have, or expecting more than you can give. - Matt Sedon
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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Nothing surprises me when it comes to people in the entertainment business.
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I don't want to have people get completely sick of me before I've ever even done something legitimate.
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There are temptations around you all the time. The trick is to work your way through anxiety or your tiredness or whatever, and not let yourself get so hungry that you're going and stopping for the burgers, and you don't view it as reward. You're doing better for yourself is eating better food.
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No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a year to pay our local, state and federal taxes. If nothing else, this should convince you that animals are smarter than people.
