Annie Elizabeth Delany Quotes
It always seemed to me that white people were judged as individuals. But if a Negro did something stupid or wrong, it was held against all of us.
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Being Bob Marley's son has done many things for me, in terms of having a career in music. I'm very proud of my music, and I'm very proud of where I'm from. People hear that I'm Bob Marley's son, and they turn on my music to listen just out of curiosity.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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Every employee needs to know that there's somebody out there that they serve. And when we don't let people know that for one reason or another, we're depriving them of a fulfilling job.
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Definitely for me, my personality, having children was a definite sea change. I found it very, very hard to balance show business and being a dad. The narcissism of show business and the complete, total focus of it was very difficult.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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I keep in touch with what's real.
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Sufis teach that we first must battle and destroy the evil within ourselves by shining upon it the good within, and then we learn to battle the evil in others by helping their higher selves gain control of their lower selves.
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A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.
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A democracy thrives on diversity. Tyranny oppresses it.
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I love the word 'dearth,' by the way. It's one of my favorite words.
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The idea that everything is purposeful really changes the way you live. To think that everything that you do has a ripple effect, that every word that you speak, every action that you make affects other people and the planet.
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I don't eat any red meat.
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This is my life... I mean, maybe I have Rs 100 crore in the bank, sitting comfortably. If that increases to Rs 10,000 crore, what difference does it make to me.
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I don't have a set image. In fact, I would be curious to know how someone slots me.
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You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
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My father was dark skinned because he was Tatar. Sometimes Tatars can look Brazilian.
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At the end of the day I want to be the guy who experienced music in all type of ways, with hip-hop being the roots of it.
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What we need is a system of thought - you might even call it a religion - that can bind humans together. A system that would fit the Republic of Chad as well as the United States: a system that would supply our idealistic young people with something to believe in.
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Ignorance breeds antipathy. Until I got to know how computers worked, I didn't want anything to do with them. I said, 'Well, why do I need them? I write letters.' Which I still do.
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I find that when I'm struggling to think of how a six-year-old would feel about something, I just have to go right down to the common denominator, find the simplest way that you can look at an object or a problem, and not muck it up with all of the stuff that adults do and over-analyze.
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You will attract the younger generation and they might well prove tougher than the older generation. What we are trying to do is to look at the future and see what we can do to bring some stability back to people's lives.
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A hundred years ago, when Richard Strauss, who has already been quoted and already been heard today, and other creative people, laid the foundation stone for the joint assertion of their rights and interests, they had pioneering work ahead of them in Germany.
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Most major races, including the New York City Marathon, require runners to provide photo identification when picking up a bib. Most provide bibs only a few days before the race, shortening the window in which someone could copy a bib.
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It always seemed to me that white people were judged as individuals. But if a Negro did something stupid or wrong, it was held against all of us.
