Sun Ra Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.
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China's development is an opportunity for the international community, for Japan and for the Asia-Pacific.
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'Where is your million-dollar shirt?' I'm like, 'It's underneath these $25 Hanes T-shirts I've got on.'
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Weight used to be an issue. I was always fat as a child. And everyone used to tell me, 'You've got such a pretty face; why don't you lose some weight?' Over the years I've realised that my body is a certain type, and I have learned to accept it.
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You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.
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God saw fit, for wise reasons to allow the people of Israel thus to make and possess slaves; but is this any license to us to enslave any of our fellow-men, to kill any of our fellow-men whom we please and are able to destroy, and take possession of their estates?
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I've always found that once you're in the door of a place and you have the chance to show how you operate and how talented you are, then anything can happen.
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There are many women with children under five who want to work and who lack affordable, high-quality child care.
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I wish to add my mite towards expounding & interpreting the Almighty, & his laws & works, for the most effective use of mankind; and certainly, I should feel it no small glory if I were enabled to be one of his most noted prophets (using this word in my own peculiar sense) in this world.
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When you're in prison, the progress of the outside world doesn't necessarily translate inside prison walls. You don't have any rights; it just doesn't progress along the same timeline.
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Dreams come true, but then things happen that are beyond anything you could dream. To be in a movie and to be in the same room participating in a movie with Meryl Streep? Come on!
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It is not our policy to suppress success.
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When all the plants in a region are running at full steam, there is simply no way to get more power.
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Before WeWork, I had a baby clothing company. When I started out, I had no real contacts in the garment business and no mentor to guide me on how things worked. I just had an idea to put pads on the baby clothes on to protect the baby's knees.
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I would go out with people who really didn't like me very much and then wonder why we weren't getting married!
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I got my first whiff of what big-time adult literature was all about when I was in 8th grade. I got it from Mark Linn-Baker. You know - the guy from 'Perfect Strangers.'
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I have no idea why I won, man. I guess some people liked the music that I was doing. I'm just lucky. I was just doing my thing each week.
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When I am on court, I am so focused on what I am doing, that's all I think about - trying to win the next point.
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Fate has to do with events in history that are the summary and unintended results of innumerable decisions of innumerable men.
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When I'm in heavy-duty writing mode, there's something great about reading a series. Soothing, but not distracting too much.
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I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life.
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A poor original is better than a good imitation.
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Art does not begin with imitation, but with discipline.
