Ahmad Balshe (Belly) Quotes
I spent so much time focusing on haters that I forgot about the people that actually love me. And that's who I'm focused on this time around: the people that want to listen. The people that don't want to listen, don't listen. This is for the people that want to.
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I always was drawn to the performing arts. I started dancing when I was two. I sang, loved to act, and loved going to visit my mom on-set. But she wanted me to have a normal childhood, so I wasn't really allowed to pursue acting till I got older.
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I would not, under any circumstances, try to impose my personal faith and belief on the rest of the country. I don't think that's right. I don't think that's appropriate. But freedom of religion doesn't mean freedom from religion. And I think that anything we can do to promote the idea that people should express their faith is a good thing.
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I grew up such a horror fan, it's kinda cool being named 'Scream Queen.' I like that.
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I love doing what I do. I love asking questions. I love being in the mix.
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There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point that we are prepared to live in the presence of the Savior. And there can be blessings in the burdens we bear. As a result of these struggles, our souls are stretched and our spirits are strengthened. Our character becomes more Christlike as we are tried and tested.
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I can't imagine going on when there are no more expectations.
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I want a place where I can have horses.
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In many ways, our campaign this year will be the same as last time: We're still going to focus on fixing up basics and cleaning up ethics at City Hall.
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There is not a more repulsive spectacle than on old man who will not forsake the world, which has already forsaken him.
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My maternal grandmother - she was a compulsive reader. She had only been through five grades of elementary school, but she was a member of the municipal library, and she brought home two or three books a week for me. They could be dime novels or Balzac.
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After all those years in Asia, I don't have to do promotion anymore. We just release a Jackie Chan movie and - Boom! - people go.
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Is there discrimination against women? Yes. There's no denying that the old boys' network is alive and well. But there's also discrimination against men.
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What you look like, whether you're Brad Pitt or Charles Laughton, is significant for actors.
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My mom has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my passions no matter what.
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I did almost a year in prison, a year in prison, just because my name is Foxy Brown.
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My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that's actually happening.
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I really like one-on-one, rich relationships.
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When I'm writing, I like to seal everything off and face the wall, not to look outside the window. The only way out is through the sentences.
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I greatly fear some of America's greatest and most dangerous enemies are such as think themselves her best friends.
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Now, the typical way you make good things happen in Washington is you find a bunch of wealthy companies who agree with you.
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Some players get over-dependable on their coaches.
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Guilt is a Jewish invention improved upon by Christians for the last two thousand years.
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People are born with certain faces, like my father was born with a face that people want to hit.
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I spent so much time focusing on haters that I forgot about the people that actually love me. And that's who I'm focused on this time around: the people that want to listen. The people that don't want to listen, don't listen. This is for the people that want to.
