Verdine White Quotes
The magic and stuff was all in conjunction with the story of the pyramids. You can't just do that kind of thing if it doesn't make sense, tell a story. That was all part of our Afro-centric consciousness.
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I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.
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I said yes, which turned out to be the right answer.
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I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
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I need to be doing different things all the time; it's just part of who I am.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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I don't want to be a bust.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it.
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Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.
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A person doesn't die when he should but when he can.
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Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.
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My party is committed to a federation.
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I wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams.
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Love, whether newly born, or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create sunshine, filling the heart so full of radiance, this it overflows upon the outward world.
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I don't want to be known as the granddaughter of the Hiltons. I want to be known as Paris.
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One of the most important things, actually, when you're playing on grass, is to move.
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Beyond politics, the West is suffering from what can be called a crisis of brokenness - broken institutions, broken families and broken souls.
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The biggest compliment I get is when someone tells me, 'You're so real.' Even if my journey isn't exactly like theirs.
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The only thing that really bugs me about television's coverage is those damn women they have down on the sidelines who don't know what the hell they're talking about. I mean, I'm not a sexist person, but a woman has no business being down there trying to make some comment about a football game.
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I realize I don’t know very much. None of us knows very much. But we can all learn more. Then we can teach one another. We can stop denying reality or hoping it will go away by magic.
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The story man must see clearly in his own mind how every piece of business will be put over. He should feel every expression, every reaction. He get far enough from his story to take a second look at it... to see whether there is any dead phase... to see whether the personalities are going to be interesting and appealing to the audience. He should also try to see that the things that his characters are doing are of an interesting nature.
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The magic and stuff was all in conjunction with the story of the pyramids. You can't just do that kind of thing if it doesn't make sense, tell a story. That was all part of our Afro-centric consciousness.
