Samora Machel Quotes
The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people.
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There have been interviews with people saying they are jealous of Kangana. There are so many people who are jealous of my success.
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I love films that show people in a way that's so real it's almost unsettling, and that's what really inspires me because I write about people. I write about people that I know, so I want to portray them and portray myself in a way that is unapologetic.
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If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy.
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There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
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Ego is one of the biggest weapons that is used to take us down. It's self-destructive. It's a problem on all levels - even regular people can have big ego problems.
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It's fun to look at people that are so good at acting that aren't actors, like David Bowie creating a mystique about rock n' roll.
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There's nothing like a music festival. People are ready to have a good time. I don't think anyone comes to a festival going, 'I'm gonna be a complete bummer today.'
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You take so much on as a therapist: you just sit there and listen to people talk with you, and you're trying to help people, and it can be draining.
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I know how to fake someone out, if they break into my house, into thinking there are other people there.
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For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.
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The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people.
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If I recall correctly, I think I signed my first contract with Tor in 1983.
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Anyone who has been to India - specifically Rajasthan, the rich and kingly region in the country's northwest - knows that when it comes to adornment, Indians do not think like other people.
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The usefulness of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present.
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Those few people who do respond to the dire conditions of the future - journalists, environmentalists, behavioral scientists - tend not to be powerful.
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When one tears away the veils and shows them naked, people's souls give off such a pungent smell of decay.
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No one plans to get sick or hurt - I certainly didn't - but most people will need medical care at some point in their lives.
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It's such a joy to talk to a roomful of people who have read my novel and are eager to talk about it.
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No novel has ever changed anything, as far as I can see.
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I used to always sing my way into the movies and the basketball games or whatever. I'd sing for whoever's on the door, and they'd let me in. I used to think I was Nat King Cole back in the day, you know. So I'd sing something like, 'Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, men have named you,' and they'd let me in.
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You never appreciate your anonymity until you don't have it anymore.
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I really am a cockeyed optimist.
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Success is about persistence. You can only afford to be persistent in something you deeply enjoy.
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The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people.
