Frances Wright Quotes
We hear of the wealth of nations, of the powers of production, of the demand and supply of markets, and we forget that these words mean no more, if they mean any thing, then the happiness, and the labor, and the necessities of men.
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To me, family is everything. I want children to realize how important their families are and what a support system a family is.
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No matter how much money I make, no matter how many hit songs. I still perform like a street performer.
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I didn't want to be a number. I didn't want to be an object.
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You create your own material to try to get it out there because a lot of people are multi-hyphenates, to use the corporate term. You're creating stuff to be in in order to showcase all your talents. I think the idea of using YouTube and the Internet, you don't have to wait around for a network to buy your show.
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I have a problem with cleaning. It's my release. I get up at 6 A.M. and clean and hoover and mop everything. Then I feel better.
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As I matriculate my way down the field of life, I will never forget this moment and you wonderful people who helped make this day possible.
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Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.
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One has to be fully committed to one's career. Otherwise, there's no point.
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It is true that when there's a drone attack, those - that the - the terrorists are killed, it's true. But 500 and 5,000 more people rises against it, and more terrorism occurs, and more - more bomb blasts occurs.
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Caregivers attract caregivers and live in a community of love. They are energized by their caring, fulfilled, and they love life. Caretakers attract caretakers and live in the company of resentful victims who see themselves as misused and are fatigued from constant giving with no return.
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If the next thing I do is not necessarily filling the role of 'the future of journalism,' it'll probably be whatever is making me happiest, and that's enough for me.
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I find it hard to act other than the way I feel.
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Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore.
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I never considered myself a movie star, and I didn't want to become a movie star, because as soon as you do, you throw away that possibility of playing character. You really do. All of a sudden you're just an entity, you know?
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The cult of the individual is killing us. I think Twitter signals the death of western civilisation, but people have been saying that since Demosthenes.
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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I never lie to my fans.
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As a kid, I always felt connected to Africa; it was something I was very proud of.
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But he could not renounce his infinite capacity for illusion at the very moment he needed it most... he saw fireflies where there were none.
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..when writing a biography, you can't trust certainties. Just as you're about to pounce on something that will condemn you to a tidy answer, pooooofff! It vanishes.
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The way that words fit together is always interesting to me. I love words.
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After an acquaintance of ten minutes many women will exchange confidences that a man would not reveal to a lifelong friend
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He was my hero. I enjoyed being with him. He wasn't as stern as he was on camera. He was like a kid around me.
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We hear of the wealth of nations, of the powers of production, of the demand and supply of markets, and we forget that these words mean no more, if they mean any thing, then the happiness, and the labor, and the necessities of men.
