Alesha Dixon Quotes
The most important thing for me, when somebody asks me what I class as being a success, is being a decent human being.
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Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy; mercy as shown chiefly towards the poor, that thou mayest treat them as sharers in common with thee in the produce of nature, which brings forth the fruits of the earth for use to all.
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Democratic politicians, liberal activists and liberal news outlets routinely deploy incendiary rhetoric and wicked accusations to marginalize Republicans.
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I'm constitutionally incapable of working on planes or trains, and airports are definitely out.
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We have to embrace the good over the bad. That has to be one's personal project.
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Comic book readers tend to be pretty secular and anti-authoritarian; nothing is above satire in their eyes.
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To do more of a concert thing, it takes so much preparation. You don't just show up and wing it. You're putting countless hours in the studio, not just to write and produce stuff, but to come up with edits and special things for the show.
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As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time.
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I am followed in department stores. I have walked in dressed professionally or dressed in jeans, and I have walked into stores, and instantly, security is on my back.
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I don't know what keeps me going. Sometimes I wonder... I think it's just pure perseverance and wanting to succeed and having that burning desire to always have success.
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I have spent my career fighting to make Oregon a place where everyone can thrive.
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Oh, I'm a survivor. My whole life has been surviving.
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I thought: This is not racing, it's a suicide mission.
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There is a standard joke in the family. Probably we should go into selling second-hand shoes.
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Having an animal that you fix, knowing that you saved its life or you saved a pet - Like on a dog, these little kids will come, and their dog is just ready to die, and you do something, and they leave happy. The kids are happy, and the little puppy is licking your hand. Those are kind of neat feelings.
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It is apparent that prisoners of war are among the most vulnerable of people. Not only are they completely under the control of their captors, but in a time of conflict, the hatred and brutality of the battlefield are very likely to be mirrored within military prison walls.
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Hospitality is almost impossible to teach. It's all about hiring the right people.
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Acting? No, it is not for me. I would be terrible.
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I want to party in space because I make alien music.
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When people think of Mexican music, they most often think of mariachi, and that, of course, is one part.
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What happened on 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith,' I was given a big budget and given too many choices, and I made a lot of mistakes and missteps early on until I squandered all that extra money. But then, once my back was up against the wall, I made what I consider a really good movie.
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The government sends low-flying helicopters to chase the horses into corrals and then takes them from the plains of the American West to federal holding pens. The government claims it's to save the horses from starvation. Critics claim the real motive is to clear the land for cattle grazing. Critics also say the horses are brutally traumatized.
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It's been interesting to see how similar audiences in the East and West are, actually, and how it makes you realize that when politicians emphasize the differences between our cultures, it's usually because it benefits them more so than us.
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The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else.
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The most important thing for me, when somebody asks me what I class as being a success, is being a decent human being.
