Basil King Quotes
Victory becomes, to some degree, a state of mind. Knowing ourselves superior to the anxieties, troubles, and worries which obsess us, we are superior to them.
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To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
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We can power our economy without despoiling our wild places.
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I write really scathing, angry stuff when I'm in a better mood, and then uplifting and happy stuff when I'm at the absolute bottom.
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I've met people who didn't even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product.
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I really don't have a type. I never had a type. If I could put them all together, it's, like, the most different grouping. So I love when guys are funny. I love guys that are funny and goofy and over the top. And you know, I really like personality.
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The epic story of the West is the development in the 19th century of a mass prosperity the world had never seen and its near-disappearance in one nation after another in the 20th.
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My guilty pleasure is reality TV, as I am really nosey.
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Well, Dwight was born to be No. 2 and I don't think he would know what to do as a leader. But he loves following. He would have made a great fascist.
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Maybe you're afraid of sinking. Don't think about it. If you don't think about it, you won't sink. If you do, you will.
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'What?''Never mind. It will make sense when it comes about. All improbabilities do when probability waves collapse into event.'
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The power of Haitian heritage and the strength of the Haitian people is tremendous. And Haiti holds a unique and rich role in the history of African Americans.
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So I haven't thought about the critics for a long time.
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What we know to be true is that comfort isn't always freedom. People confuse the two.
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Food is so important - it sustains us, it provides a social focal point, and it is fun. I cannot unravel the difference between love in my family and the preparation of food because they are so closely woven.
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Usually, it is not difficult to change from indoors to outdoors.
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If I can't even be bothered to brush my hair, I don't think I should start getting face work... I think it would look a bit try-hard.
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We have stabilized our economy. We took over a very sick economy, and we were hemorrhaging 750,000 jobs a month. We have stopped the hemorrhaging. In fact, we had 140,000 job growth last month. And that's what I call progress.
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It is proper that the federal government help alleviate short-term disruptions and price spikes such as those brought about by Hurricane Katrina.
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I only turn 16 once, so it's going to be an awesome party with my favorite rides, hanging out with friends, fireworks and more.
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I'm a small-time white kid trying to represent hip-hop. If a hip-hop artist comes up and beats me in a battle, who did they beat? A small-town white kid who ain't never been an MC, who ain't never done nothing. Now if an MC comes to battle and they get beat by a small-town white boy, that's MC suicide.
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I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir,' said Alice, 'Because I'm not myself you see.
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Victory becomes, to some degree, a state of mind. Knowing ourselves superior to the anxieties, troubles, and worries which obsess us, we are superior to them.
