Abdu'l-Bahá Quotes
Man is in reality a spiritual being and only when he lives in the spirit is he truly happy.
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Whatever you got you have to accentuate. I ran my female card up and down the ladder my whole career, because I was in a man's world. It was worked by women but owned by men. I was the only female owner in my field at that time.
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It is sort of boring to stay in the same spot. You know, I didn't set out to become the first to do this, the first to do that. It was just that my interests were so diversified.
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Music will always be my greatest passion.
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Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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It's not about 'succeeding,' but sometimes on a film, you know you've captured something.
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The key is allowing your partner to be who they are and not having expectations that really have nothing to do with the person you married.
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I don't think I tell stories of tragedy. I think I tell stories of love. Even though you're full of tears, I hope that you leave the theatre with your heart feeling like it's going to explode out of your chest. And yes, you've been through the tragedy, but it's ultimately hope that I think you're left with.
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I had no future with the Dodgers, because I was too closely identified with Branch Rickey. After the club was taken over by Walter O'Malley, you couldn't even mention Mr. Rickey's name in front of him. I considered Mr. Rickey the greatest human being I had ever known.
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I used to wear sleeveless T-shirts all the time on court, but now I've got a brand new look - I've moved on to polo shirts. Sleeveless T-shirts give you real freedom of movement and they keep you cooler in matches, but I just thought it was time for a change.
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I can remember the first time I ever recorded my vocals on to a beat. Cat Coore from Third World - a legendary Jamaican band - had a little demo set up at his house. I'm very good friends with his eldest son, Shiah, who plays with me now. So we were rhyming over a track by the dancehall artist Peter Metro. I've still got it somewhere.
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You can bend, but never break. Stay Unbreakable!
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A conqueror is always a lover of peace.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'
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I remember going into a bookshop, and the only book I saw with a black child on the cover was 'A Thief in the Village' by James Berry, and I thought, 'Is this still the state of publishing?' Then I thought, 'Either I can whine about it or try to do something about it.'
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People in Tulsa are totally friendly; the crowds are very nice.
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I think the sensitivity that you need to create certain things sometimes would spill over into things that shouldn't have bothered me.
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My mother wrote a couple of romances when I was a kid, and I always saw books in our bookshelf with 'Schroeder' on the spine.
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I've always wanted to do this, so it really is a dream come true.
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Every man is made to reach out beyond his grasp.
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With clothing and fashion, the language changes - the gloves come off, and we all can participate.
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I have a wig for when I go outside among the regular folks, so they don't feel uncomfortable because I have a Day-Glo color somewhere in my hair.
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Man is in reality a spiritual being and only when he lives in the spirit is he truly happy.
