Ibrahim Babangida Quotes
Informed by our sad experience of history, we require nothing short of a foundation for lasting democracy.
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I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar I tore apart, and discovered even more things. Things like if the string is not straight from the bridge saddle to the nut, you're going to have friction.
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As kids, we spontaneously sing and dance and tell stories, and along the way, someone comes and says, 'No. You shouldn't be doing that.' And we slowly begin to unlearn our passions. I think you have to hold on to those things.
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Money is our madness, our vast collective madness.
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If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
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Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.
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All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!
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Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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Sometimes your parents are the ones with the biggest mouths of all time.
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In thinking about it, the villains often have a little bit more range because their morality is different. You can have just a really good time as an actor, and there is just more there that you can explore on that side of the story.
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
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Nobody should be sent indefinitely into detention; everybody should have their day in court.
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Turkey is a safe country. Stay there.
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I am no fashion diva - I grew up on the beaches in South Africa and am a nature girl that spends a lot of time outdoors. Fashion speaks to me through an occasion.
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I was the girl that didn't go to prom or my graduation because I was too busy working with producers and making music.
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I'm trying to sell every audience something; that something is me.
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Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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Home is the definition of God.
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It seems to me absurd to doubt that a man may be an ardent Theist & an evolutionist. … I have never been an atheist in the sense of denying the existence of a God.
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Though I was excited about the Sojourner Truth play, it was not reassuring to think that my entire future might depend on the success of that one show.
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I know from personal experience that it is extremely difficult to read while you work out, especially on a Stairmaster.
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Informed by our sad experience of history, we require nothing short of a foundation for lasting democracy.
