Miriam Makeba (Mama Africa) Quotes
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The American Dream I believe in is one that provides anyone willing to work hard enough with the opportunity to succeed.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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The field of the novel is very rich. If you're a composer, you're well aware of the history of composition, and you are trying to make your music part of that history. You're not ahistorical. In the same way, I think, if you write now, you are writing in the historical context of what the novel has been and what possibilities it has revealed.
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I wish to say that we Anarchists have never changed our position. We are Anarchists as of old and still pursue the same ideals.
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Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock.
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Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
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Just because I don't show six-pack abs doesn't mean that I don't have them.
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I've had a few semi-toxic relationships, but it's not what I look for when I'm seeing someone.
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Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
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I am as omnivorous as it's possible to be. I always say there's nothing I won't eat and nothing I won't wear.
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I found myself doing all these action-adventure movies, and it's been a fantastic experience, and I've learnt a lot.
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You have major labels that are willing to take unconventional approaches because the old model is crumbling in front of us.
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The more you know, the less you are impressed by Foucault.
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
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My work is anti-natureThe four-story mountainYou will not think form, space, line, contourJust a suggestion of nature gives weightlight and heavylight like a featheryou get light enough and you levitate
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If Marilyn Manson would write a song that says, 'Do your damn homework,' it would make the world a better place, and it wouldn't hurt him at all. And if he doesn't like it, to hell with him. He can come fight us - by the bicycle racks.
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I'm so unprofessional on set it's not even funny.
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It's always inspiring when people all come together and be strong as a group. This is why I feel so strongly to put the message to people that we need to stand together in tough times.
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We get along really well, but TV and film aren't reality. We're best friends, but we do have our fights!
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When you can have anything you want by uttering a few words, the goal matters not, only the journey to it.
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My mother always wanted to give back.
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I think I'm probably too close to the seventies to be able to analyse them (it?) effectively.
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Whenever I visited China in the past, the relationships always felt superficial; there was no time where I felt those moments of conflict and delight that make you feel close to another person. But since I started touring there in 2004, I would always collaborate with local musicians, and that opened up a new level of intimacy.
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I look at the past and I see myself.
