Wilma Mankiller Quotes
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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
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My parents were the good parents that said, 'You should try and get a good job and go to college and get an education.'
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All that money stuff was so strange; all it ever meant to me was freedom from worry. I'm happier now than I've ever been but I still wish I had that money.
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William Regal has been the most influential person in my entire career.
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Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
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President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the people and now he demands that government wrap itself around the waists of the people.
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One who works for his own profit is likely to work hard. One who works for the use of others, without profit to himself, is likely not to work any harder than he must.
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The interest on our debt is going to collapse this country.
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I'm a black man in the United States of America, so I always feel like there's a target on me.
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Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
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The means that make one qualified for enquiry are meditation, yoga, etc. One should gain proficiency in these through graded practice and thus secure a stream of mental modes that is natural and helpful.
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We have learned how to do a lot of things. We must try to relearn why.
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I feel very strongly that 'curves' are natural, womanly and real.
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In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
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I pick and choose my battles, but I overthink everything because I have to think about everything.
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Design is a tool that either allows us to create new markets or disrupt existing ones.
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Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.
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I have a specialized racing bike, which is great because it has a solid build, is comfortable to ride, and is lightweight.
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The acting part of me is not me. The music side is who I really am and what I want to talk about. It'll be hard for people to differentiate those different sides but I think it's possible. Once the music is out there, people will start to realize how serious I am about it rather than, 'Oh god, another actress making an album.'
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If it's taught well, art really is important to kids early on. It helps children develop language and allows them to see themselves in a way that isn't right or wrong, because if they draw an animal with five legs instead of four, nobody's criticizing them for it.
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There is nothing more boring for an intelligent woman than to spend endless amounts of time with small children.
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All the power to them but I'm not interested in making yet another show that looks like some other show.
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Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones.
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Whoever controls the education of our children controls the future.
