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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My mom played 12-string and sang, and my dad could play pretty much any wind instrument and had a great ear for harmony. Soon enough, my sister and I got into music because we were always around it, and people were always listening to it.
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It's hard to sell a brand without having a face to it.
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In my career, there have been roles I haven't taken because someone involved with the project gave me a bad vibe. I don't care how much money is on the table: No job is worth feeling uneasy every day.
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I just think something about being in front of a live audience when you've finished a big dance that you've been working on for so long - I don't think anything can really beat that.
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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.
