Amby Burfoot Quotes
That's the beauty of starting lines: Until you begin a new venture, you never know what awaits you.
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The whole community of people with disabilities was alive, politically alive. I give Justin Dart credit for that. He traveled to every state in the country. He really made people with disabilities understand that they had some political power.
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While make-up helps to enhance one's features, too much of it tends to hide a person's features.
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My favorite game shows were 'Password' and '$25,000 Pyramid.'
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Well, I'm not a critic, I'm just a worker. So, I'm always grateful for anything the critics say - good or bad.
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I'm going to say my favorite thing is to eat salads, and I'll be like the altar boy.
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Moonlight is sculpture.
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In international relations, in foreign policy, a great deal has to do with historical circumstances, a great deal has to do with the sense and perception of people.
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People are more optimistic about Detroit outside of Detroit.
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It's always discouraging when you don't have things go your way. They are frustrated just like the rest of us.
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I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.
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Every time you get into a new job, new location, you have an amazing opportunity in front of you. You get to play dumb for as long as people will allow you to play dumb. You get to ask all the dumb questions, you get to ask multiple people the dumb questions, and you get to make mistakes. That's how you stand out in the crowd.
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My homies in Gadsden aren't as exposed as I am culturally, which is awesome - that's why I love going home. I'm in the kitchen with people who don't know anything but the simple life, what's important to them, and what's dope.
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Winning the World Cup was a dream come true after so many years of wanting something so bad. After that final whistle, I dropped to the ground on my knees and got emotional.
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The island is in Kenya, the water is in Uganda... But the Luos, a Kenyan ethnic group are mad, they want to fish here but this is Uganda.
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God bless pop music and God bless MTV.
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The garlands fade, the vows are worn away; So dies her love, and so my hopes decay.
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'It's gonna be just like war!' an editor exults. 'That's it! War! You put that in the lead.
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πόλλ' οἶδ' ἀλώπηξ, ἐχῖνος δ'ἓν μέγα
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Freedom in a posture is when every joint is active.
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Unfortunately, too few women take the risk of running for political office or assuming positions of influence. As a result, our voices are not part of the conversation yet alone the final decision.
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I'm learning how to drown out the constant noise that is such an inseparable part of my life. I don't have to prove anything to anyone, I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world. I run my world.
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Once we begin chasing approval, we never stop running. It's servitude to a thousand masters instead of one to please.
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We need to take nostalgia seriously as an energizing impulse, maybe even a form of knowledge. The effort to revalue what has been lost can motivate serious historical inquiry; it can also cast a powerful light on the present.
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That's the beauty of starting lines: Until you begin a new venture, you never know what awaits you.
