Carl T. Rowan Quotes
A minority group has 'arrived' only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.
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Live TV would terrify anybody.
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I didn't equate a POW camp with a concentration camp.
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You've got to live your life, you've got to enjoy it.
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I was 47 when I got pregnant. I'd been trying for a couple of years and thought it would never happen.
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Once you're a mom, always a mom. It's like riding a bike, you never forget.
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Why is it so unutterably beneficial, the thought that someone besides myself knows me?
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I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.
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You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.
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I guess I crave stability.
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Every time I do a talk show or something, I'll be like, 'I'm doing 'Chandelier,' right?' and they're like, 'No, you're doing a skit and three dances.' It's different every time. I never really know what I'm doing until the day before.
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When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.
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I decided to be heterosexual because I felt like that's the life God intended me to live.
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Japanese people are not known for expressing their feelings through singing and dancing, but I like to sing a lot. I don't just sing to myself in the shower. I sing everywhere.
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What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.
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As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.
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I like to work out. I work out hard when I get to it, but it's so sporadic, I'm not sure it counts at all! I eat pretty much anything, but I eat high-quality food. There was never a packet of chips or box of candy in my house when I was growing up. Ever.
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If I wasn't performing, I wasn't alive. That's the truth. My parents had absolutely no interest in the business, but they knew it made me happy, so they said 'Go for it, girl!'
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If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.
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Of course, my faith has a lot to do with being able to be public without being a public nuisance.
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Candidates should be extremely cautious in displaying a sense of humor. If he or she tells a joke with a point, there is almost certain to be some minority group offended.
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I love lamb shank. It's my favorite thing. You don't have it in America. It's a younger meat - it just falls off the bone - it's kind of like a roast. I really like blackened cod too.
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Jealousy is the worst trait in any person.
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It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights should be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance. This is the sentiment embodied in that Declaration of Independence.
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A minority group has 'arrived' only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.
