Cat Power Quotes
I don't come from money or an educated family background or any sort of supportive family life, so all of my choices are made on my own.
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This fanaticism is what feeds terrorism. And this is precisely why Muslims must play an active role in opposing hate sermons and incitement to terrorism and extremism in their mosques.
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Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
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My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.
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Competition is like a treadmill. If you stand still, you get swept off. But when you run, you can never really get ahead of the treadmill and cover new terrain - so you never run faster than the speed that is set.
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My style, in terms of what I wear, is kind of representative of the music.
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I love to cook when I have the time. I don't cook French or Mexican food with exact recipes. I just go to the supermarket and buy things that look good, and I mix it all together and invent something. Ninety-five percent of the time, I'm lucky. Sometimes not so lucky, and I say, 'Let's go out to dinner.'
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If I didn't play tennis I don't know where I'd be.
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Oprah has definitely caught my eye. My mom and I used to watch her shows. We just love her.
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The Puritans' sense of priorities in life was one of their greatest strengths. Putting God first and valuing everything else in relation to God was a recurrent Puritan theme.
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I always felt like there were always egos involved when I was trying to get music finished in New Order. Sometimes it would feel like I was running through water.
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If people respond to the songs, whether they love you or hate you, then you've really done your job. You've evoked something.
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The Opera was a very cold film, a hopeless and dark film, no hope, no love.
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Usually, when I walk on a wire, I inspect the anchor point on both sides before crossing.
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Americans want to be represented by the best candidate, not the one with the richest friends.
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I was supposed to be adopted when I was five, but then my adoption was pushed back by two years.
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I like having black hair. When I was really young, I wanted to be Asian - Asian hair is beautiful. I also wanted to look like the girl in George Michael's 'Father Figure' video.
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Today we stand on a bridge leading from the territorial state to the world community. Politically, we are still governed by the concept of the territorial state; economically and technically, we live under the auspices of worldwide communications and worldwide markets.
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Jesus was nothing like I thought - He wasn't condemning. He was loving and leading.
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Dancing is a very healthy thing to do for our body.
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The white man's victory soon became complete by fraud, violence, intimidation and murder.
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I always try to start out with some type of goal. Then I work backward and think of what I need to do to get there, and give myself smaller goals that are more immediate.
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It's easy to confuse a lot of activity with a purposeful life. Do what lasts; let the rest fall away.
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You've got a friend in God and He's the most powerful entity the universe has ever known, the One that created it all. So, you are strong with Jesus by your side, if you just recognize it and open your heart to Him.
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I don't come from money or an educated family background or any sort of supportive family life, so all of my choices are made on my own.
