Retta (Marietta Sangai Sirleaf) Quotes
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The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
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My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
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When you decide to do this kind of music then you just accept the facts.
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Horses and horsepower alike are about status and being cool.
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Sometimes I feel like there are just too many things weighing on my mind at once, and I can't control my thoughts or even my body at times.
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I sold steaks over the phone in Omaha, Nebraska. Marbling, fantastic. That's what makes a great steak; a lot of people don't know.
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The first job of a writer is to be honest.
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I no longer have the energy to get really angry, like I used to.
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Dan Henderson, even when you're close and he hits you from very, very close, you can feel how heavy his hands are. His hands are pretty powerful.
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Honestly, I'm not a massive fan of courtroom dramas.
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We're always attracted to the edges of what we are, out by the edges where it's a little raw and nervy.
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Why did I become a writer? Because I grew up in New York City, and there were seven newspapers in New York City, and my family was an inveterate reader of newspapers and I loved holding a paper in my hand. It was something sacred.
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There's a truth about public service that is often unspoken and rarely understood - that the role of our elected officials is about much more than balancing budgets and ensuring the delivery of essential services.
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Very notable was his distinction between coarseness and vulgarity, coarseness, revealing something; vulgarity, concealing something.
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More people thought I was strange because I was a teenage novelist, not because I was from Oklahoma. That's where I got the looks like I was from the zoo.
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We tend to be more environmental at home than at work, regardless of the industry we're in.
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I played with the Lust-Cats once in Denver. I've seen Happy Jawbone a bunch of times, but I can't remember if I played those shows or not.
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I call on the people of Tripoli to restrain themselves and not get drawn into conflict with anyone.
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A lot of people, they've been saying to me, oh don't get married. It ruins everything. And I'm like, damn.
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We are living in difficult times. There are a lot of people out of work - am I going to stand there and whinge? No, because I am lucky to have such a wonderful job.
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New York, to me, even though I grew up here, there's something magical about it. I remember, every time I used to go to L.A. for work, when I'd come back and get off the plane and be driving towards the landscape of the city, I'd be beside myself with joy. It doesn't matter how many times!
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If this acting thing doesn't work out, maybe I could be a blogger.
