Sylvia (Sylvia Robinson) Quotes
I never liked to copy things that are out there. I always like to come up with something new, something different.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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All my life, my immediate response to emotional pain has been to make jokes. Lots of jokes.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.
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I don't particularly like L.A.
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Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure.
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I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.
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Remember above all that mental stability comes by examining the contents of the mind, not by avoidence.
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A free, analytical and questioning press must be helped survive.
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Not a single piece of material culture - not a single object - has been found at Giza that can be interpreted to come from a lost civilization.
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The more aware of your intentions and your experiences you become, the more you will be able to connect the two, and the more you will be able to create the experiences of your life consciously. This is the development of mastery. It is the creation of authentic power.
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We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing.
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I can't form a total picture of things. Because I'm not her.
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I was an arrogant man. I not only thought I could manage my life without help, I wanted it that way. I had best-selling books and a TV show and movie contracts; I felt invincible, secure in the thought that everything was my doing. And then, like all arrogant men, I came to stumble.
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Everyone has class, one class or another.
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My father died the year I was elected to Congress: 1987.
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Red is a colour I’ve felt very strongly about. Maybe red is a very Indian colour, maybe it’s one of those things that I grew up with and recognise at some other level. Of course, it is the colour of the interior of our bodies. Red is the centre.
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I always feel like hard work leads the way, and from there, I leave it up to the powers that be.
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I've got good speed off the edge.
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I am glad you have a Cat, but I do not believe it is So remarkable a cat as My Cat. My Cat is a Lilliecat Hubvously. What a lilliecat it is. There never was such a Lilliecat. Its Name is JELLYORUM and its one Idea is to be Usefull!!
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The ukulele has always appealed to the older generation.
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Although you should never mention your premise in the dialogue of your play, the audience must know what the message is. And whatever it is, you must prove it.
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When I was at drama school, I was totally broke, and a lot of my mates had jobs and were financially very good to me, so if, for example, I take them away on a trip to a football match in Europe, it means that I can pay them back a bit.
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I never liked to copy things that are out there. I always like to come up with something new, something different.
