Nella Larsen Quotes
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My father was the proprietor of a music shop on Forty-third Street, where many of the finest performers and musicians of the day would come to shop. He knew the classical repertoire inside out.
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The most romantic thing someone did was surprise me at the airport, after being away for 3 months in Los Angeles. You always see people with signs, and you're like, 'Isn't that lovely?' and then you see your own name on one - that isn't a taxi driver's! I was very impressed.
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When I first started, I thought I was wack. Lyrically, I thought I was wack. The thing I had over everybody was that I was the realest rapper.
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I have some sarcastic sides of me.
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My dad wanted me to play when I was a kid, so I learned to play the guitar. I pursued a career in music because I love it so much and I enjoy what it does to those who hear it.
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If you want to go east, don't go west.
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Everybody on this floor wants to send the same loud and clear message: that Congress is united in its opposition to terror and we are all deeply concerned about the future and security of our close friend and ally, Israel.
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But it is also clear that left entirely untouched by public policy, the capitalist system will produce more inequality than is socially healthy or than is necessary for maximum efficiency.
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Um, I have an enormous faith in God. I have an enormous support system that also has that same belief.
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We'll be raising our hands Shining up to the sky Cause we've got the fire fire fire And we gonna let it burn
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I don't perform. Seals perform.
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I've seen a shift in general about the literacy of the public to what Tourette's is. And that's a testament to local kids and parents having the courage to share their experience.
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If you love a man, immediately you will reduce your intake of food - it's automatic.
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I'm not saying we need to stop immigration at all; people can come from wherever.
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I was kind of torn between playing music or playing college football. I was going to college and really focusing on my music career.
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As a singer-songwriter, a solo artist with a guitar, I can only write so many weepie little bedroom songs.
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Inside 'Star Wars' are values that mean something to people. It's aspirational. It's full of hope.
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I always knew I wanted to be in front of the camera. But even after 10 years behind the scenes at CBS News producing live segments, celebrity profiles, and breaking news, I still hadn't been given the chance to be on TV.
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When I think about the shows that we have on our air, we've been known for a long time for shows that feature strong, dynamic, powerful women at their forefront. And we're going to continue with that kind of storytelling.
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We were eighteen and had begun to love life and the world; and we had to shoot it to pieces.
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My mother is a beauty.
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A well organized education should not be one which prepares students for a good remuneration alone. It should be one that can help and guide them towards acquiring clear thinking, a fruitful mind, and an elevated spirit.
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My ambition is to be happy.
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I think being a mother is the cruelest thing in the world.
