Miriam Makeba (Mama Africa) Quotes
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
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I don't pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.
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I liked English and art and did a lot of painting. And for some reason I was good at math, but I wasn't an A student. I really had to work hard to get good grades.
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I'm the most optimistic guy about VR out there. I have crazy visions of what we'll be doing in the future.
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
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I don't seek validation outside, not even with the audience. Today they like me, but tomorrow they may hate me. I don't want to be anybody's role model.
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One thing that is not to be underestimated is American culture's influence on the rest of the world.
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Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.
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There's always going to be someone with a bigger toy than yours.
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I was slicking my hair back when I was in sixth grade.
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If you're not cheating, you're not trying.
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Every single unfortunate thing that happens, including, for instance, the murder of my parents, I am responsible for. I am responsible for being the son of two people who got murdered. I didn't cause their murder. But if I'm suffering because of it, it's my karma that I have manifested in this lifetime in this particular set of circumstances.
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All my life, my girlfriends are always skinny. Beauty in art has nothing to do with beauty in reality. Why do you like primitive art? Because there is beauty in the deformity. Sometimes paintings that people consider realistic are not at all. Raphael figures look realistic, but in real life, they were deformed.
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Growth is a panacea for many ills in society; not entirely, but many.
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I do think it's important for young women to know that magazine covers are retouched. People don't really look like that.
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The things that make me happiest in the whole world are going on the occasional picnic, either with my children or with my partner; big family gatherings; and being able to go to the grocery store - if I can get those things in, I'm doing good.
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Water is the foundation for our economies, communities, ecosystems, and quality of life.
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I think everybody goes through things in their life where they're like, 'This does not make any sense,' or 'I don't understand why this is happening,' but that's part of the journey of faith.
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A lot of guys spend their lives saying no because it's an easier way to keep your job.
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My sisters used to learn dance, and I used to stand behind them and dance. So my guruji suggested that I also learn, as I seemed interested. I started learning at the age of three and was always on stage for something or the other. My mother is proud of me, and clearly my artistic bent comes from her.
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The only thing that matters is to have charm and expression. Then comes that horrible gnawing doubt of our own magnetism. Is it possible that, though we are not lovely, we are not irresistible either? That we will have to go through life belonging neither to the triumphantly beautiful nor to the triumphantly ugly?
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Age is wisdom if one has lived ones life properly.
