Retta (Marietta Sangai Sirleaf) Quotes
I have this game with my friends: When we go out, if 'Treat yo' self' is tagged within the last six minutes on Twitter, they buy lunch. If not, I buy. They always buy.
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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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I like men who paint or write or do something creative.
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I do find acting cathartic.
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I learned that five- and-six-year-old kids have already figured out how to be intolerant.
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When I see someone for the first time in a while, and they ask, 'How have you been?' or 'What have you been up to?', it's politeness but a bit of a conversation stopper.
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The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.
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Cleanses and products don't make you look more beautiful. They certainly help, but if you reach contentment, you're set. My makeup artist, Melanie Iglesias, couldn't figure out why my skin looks so good. I think it's because I'm happy!
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As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration.
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The interesting thing with fashion is that it's really a massive daydream.
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I came to Harlem from West Virginia when I was three, after my mother died. My father, who was very poor, gave me up to two wonderful people, my foster parents.
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I'm an instant star. Just add water and stir.
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I feel like not knowing Joe Torre is a hole in my New York experience.
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Don't get married to the idea of something having to be one way.
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Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.
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I mean you might say he had a travelling post office, but also Barney was very, very active. He was a legal officer for the NAACP and they had a lot of problems after Pease.
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Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven.
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Europeans say they are proud of their social fabric, of strong rights for workers and the weak in society.
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But, you know, they don't enjoy the dinner hour together. It's just not as much of a ritual at night and it's interesting. I think the ritual is taking place perhaps more in the morning.
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Surfing is my religion, if I have one.
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This year, or this month, or, more likely, this very day, we have failed to practise ourselves the kind of behaviour we expect from other people.
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I was going to be lynched. I had to go into hiding in the mountains for two weeks.
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When you're working with your friends, it doesn't feel like it's work.
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I have this game with my friends: When we go out, if 'Treat yo' self' is tagged within the last six minutes on Twitter, they buy lunch. If not, I buy. They always buy.
