Reid Carolin Quotes
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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Congress seems to be very good at doing nothing.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I have to remind myself constantly that people actually want to hear the music I've made; that's hard for me to digest. I think a live audience is the only tangible evidence you can have that your work is making an impact. It's really humbling.
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Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.
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My father's music has always inspired me in many ways... especially to be better at what I do.
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Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.
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Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.
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I was just doing my job in the ring and doing my best to make people happy.
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Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
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I don't follow anything blindly. I have to know the entire thing, if I have to get in to it. It might sound funny to you, but it's like using English language. I use an English word only when I know its meaning and understand its connotation. You won't hear me say, 'What's up, dude' or anything like that just for the heck of it.
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Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.
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Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'
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The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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In the end, you have to protect yourself at all times.
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I do like a lot of things that a lot of adults would scoff at. 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' 'Looney Tunes.'
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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I had always been interested in politics. I had assumed, for a variety of - well, for two reasons, being Jewish and being gay back in the late '50s, early '60s - that I would never be elected or anything, but I would participate as an activist.
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Lack of consistency is a weakness shared by all nations.
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we need poetry most at those moments when life astounds us with losses, gains, or celebrations. We need it most when we are most hurt, most happy, most downcast, most jubilant. Poetry is the language we speak in times of greatest need. And the fact that it is an endangered species in our culture tells us that we are in deep trouble.
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The best talk is artless, the talk of people trying to reassure or comfort themselves, women in the sun, grouped around baby carriages, talking about their weeks in the hospital or the way meat has gone up, or men in saloons, talking to combat the loneliness everyone feels.
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Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love.
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I love 'Die Hard,' man. It's the best.
