Richard Simmons Quotes
Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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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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It would make everything I worked for meaningless if baseball is integrated but political parties were segregated.
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It is not from ourselves that we learn to be better than we are.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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I have a theory that if you're famous more years than you're not famous, then you get a little nutty.
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I won't be in gay parades - I don't think they need them. I believe in class - I believe that people should have a bit of class about them.
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I think you could find some waves on the west side of Denmark, but I never tried it.
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I don't know how to cook and there's so much work involved you have to buy the groceries and prepare them. I like it when people cook for me, or I'll just order some take-out.
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In the end, I play a lot of friends and I really think it's about time that some ethnic girls get out there in the lead part. So we're developing something.
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Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.
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All my Dominican friends live in an area called Los Venaga. Their houses are shacks. They'd invite us over to dinner, and we'd sit in plastic chairs on the dirt inside a house.
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Guardiola focuses only on the tactics.
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When I was 5 years old, I was coming up the stairs, and I saw my mom standing there, singing 'A Quiet Thing' a cappella, and it was such a differentiating moment for me. I realized that we are separate from each other - she has dreams and goals.
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All fighters run. The constant motion prepares you for being in the ring. And running strengthens your legs. Punching power comes from your lower body.
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There's nothing unclassy about being naked, if it's appropriate.
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I couldn't care less about business.
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Novels are political because in them, we try to identify with people who are not like us. And, in that sense, I like the first-person singular because I have to imitate accurately the voice of someone who is not like me. The third-person singular gives me an authority over a character.
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In a political struggle, never get personal - else the dagger digs too deep.
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I'm happy to hang out with friends, but I'm not the type who entertains guests, not even at home.
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You never know if you're a writer. You can't trust it. If you woke up and said, 'I'm a writer,' it would be gone. You wouldn't see anything for miles - even the dust would be running away.
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I spent my whole teenage life trying to get to London and go to dance school, but when I got there, I couldn't wait to get to the clubs on weekends. I knew I wanted to make music.
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I got to know Elton John's older music by learning to like his newer stuff. 'The Lion King?' That's what I like.
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Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.
