Carrie Jones Quotes
If you don't believe something, then don't say it. Saying it only gives it power. ~Betty White
Quotes to Explore
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Do we mean love, when we say love?
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We believe it is comprehensive international sanctions against the white regime that will save us from the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of South Africans, black and white.
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Long term I do believe internationally there is a huge misunderstanding of Russia.
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If anything, I'm the most hesitant to bring on a label. That terrifies me. I think people believe major labels are linked to success. They're absolutely not that.
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The music comes through me, and I let it come the way it comes, and it shapes itself. I just hold space for it. I don't intend to write it for a purpose, but it comes as it comes and am proud of the way it can support change because I believe strongly in what I sing about.
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I would say that there is no future for literary studies as such in the United States.
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I believe that architecture is fundamentally a public space where people can gather and communicate, think about the history, think about the lives of human beings, or the world.
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I always say the greats just get better.
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What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.
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Sticking with your vision and what you believe in is so, so important.
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I really believe deep in my soul that we're going to have to step up and face these challenges and be tough and pull together and unify and be creative and be willing to sacrifice.
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Shooting at Coco Chanel's apartment was an unexpectedly absorbing experience. The essence of Chanel is firmly rooted there in all of her possessions, and I truly believe that her spirit and soul still inhabit the second floor.
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I've got to believe I'm the first person to win the Newbery who has written a Harlequin romance!
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When Californians see something we truly believe in, we say so and act accordingly - without evasiveness or equivocation.
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America is unique in the world. If you don't believe that, just ask someone from another country.
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When somebody asks what I do, I guess I say 'writer' first.
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It might interest you to know that the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary identifies the optimist in complimentary terms, but says nothing about the pessimist. The word 'pessimist' was not in our vocabulary at that time. It's a modern 'invention' which I believe we should 'dis-invent.'
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Not to mention the fact that of course terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I don't think they sit there abstractly hating freedom.
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If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits?
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... the habit of literature [is] the best defense against believing the half-truths of ideologues and the lies of demagogues.
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You know, the thing that struck me about Civil War music was how bloody it was; it was full of hatred. There was incredible vitriol in it.
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If you young people who today belong to the first generation of the 21st century make an effort now, you may be able to create a happier, more peaceful world. But you can't take for granted that it will happen by itself, you'll need to take action.
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If you don't believe something, then don't say it. Saying it only gives it power. ~Betty White
