Abebech Gobena Quotes
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When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives.
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I do think a carpenter needs a good hammer to bang in the nail.
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That's the gift that a mother can give, to make everyone feel like they are the special one.
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I don't think you will meet anyone in Israel who will ever burn the American flag.
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I had a restaurant in Georgia for a while, and I really miss feeding everybody.
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Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
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Children in their young teens are just moving into the moment when they are most receptive to philosophy and psychology. You can explore these things in stories and, in doing so, give them power and control.
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I guess I'm curious about how people process grief and how they process loss. And I'm also interested in the ways in which an event can have long-reaching consequences and a life over the course of years.
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What interests me is starting businesses on our own, finding ideas that we can support, and simply investing in invention.
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Imagine if it happened to you: All of a sudden you find this thing on your wrist and people are telling you it has powers. I would be a little skeptical myself.
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I have always wanted to be liked and respected.
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I like old Disney films that have an edge to them.
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Commercials capture your attention, that's all.
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I've sung background for a couple of bands.
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There's no such thing as a specific authenticity to what Mexico is, because Mexico is incredibly complex and varied, and the food is completely different if you travel 50 kilometers. It just changes all the time.
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People would tell us, 'I love your company, but I want to go to Chicago or Boston or New York.'
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My father is very dry and very quick-witted, and my mother is very silly. It was the perfect combination because I got an education in physical and verbal comedy.
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Those of us lucky enough to fall in love with Asia know that it's an affair that's as long as it is resonant.
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When I first started to get into writing, it was via music. I'd generate ideas for songs that would turn into stories, then they'd turn into novels. I was biased toward music.
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I never want to hold myself up as the poster child of the successful mother-businesswoman. It's a total 'Gong Show.' I won't pretend. When you do so many things, something always suffers. You just can't be great at everything.
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I think we've got a little bit of an identity right now that we didn't have in the beginning of the season. Back then, we didn't know how to win. I think we have guys right now that understand what they need to do. Now we have some semblance of a team. It took a while for our guys to figure it out. That put us in a whole, but we're better now.
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When a child of the streets stands before you in rags, with a tear-stained face, you cannot easily forget him. And yet, you are perplexed what to do. The human soul is difficult to interfere with. You hesitate how far you should go.
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I never put a price on a child.
