Laura Nyro Quotes
Give me my freedom for as long as I be All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me And all I ask of dyin' is to go naturally... And when I die, and when I'm gone There'll be one child born, in our world To carry on, to carry on...
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I would like my kids to study well.
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Skin care is so much more important than makeup. Makeup is for when you're having fun and going out. But your skin is forever.
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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I would love to be a role model.
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Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.
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When I decided that I might want to do acting for a living - I don't know where it really came from, since there was no school play or any of that - my mom gave me her blessing. I had to get a scholarship - that was the only way I could have gone to drama school.
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I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
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People perceive games as being for kids, and I think that perception is going to change. Time is going to take care of that. I mean, we've already won. Games have won; it's inevitable.
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A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
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My dad's a Jew, and my mom's a WASP, so that should pretty much say it all. It was a comically dysfunctional family.
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Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.
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I have three brothers, and they'd torture me if I ever told them I liked a boy.
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Old people are scary. And I have to face it. I am old and I am scary.
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Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it.
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I always feel that most people out there who aren't sure if the gym is really for them aren't prepared to pay and find out.
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
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It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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There is a sociology of horses, as well as a psychology. It is most evident in the world of horse racing, where many horses are gathered together, where year after year, decade after decade, they do the same, rather simple thing - run in races and try to win.
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$3,000 from a residual cheque was all I made one year.
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The whole ecosystem of celebrity has broken down for writers. If you go back to the '50s, '60s, and '70s, writers were on TV a lot, and they were allowed to misbehave a lot.
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Many refined people will not kill a fly, but eat an ox.
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As a boy, the very words 'Liberty Bell' and 'Independence Hall' fired my imagination and made a profound and lasting impression on my mind. Throughout my struggle to secure national freedom for China, I have continuously dreamed of the day when she would assume the full stature of an independent, democratic nation.
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Give me my freedom for as long as I be All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me And all I ask of dyin' is to go naturally... And when I die, and when I'm gone There'll be one child born, in our world To carry on, to carry on...
