Mahalia Jackson Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.
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There's the person that's the addict, and then there's the person that's who you are.
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When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon.
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Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.
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You know once you get in the business you know what you're getting into.
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When you do scenes that are just exposition, they feel false.
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The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that you're going to learn lessons in playing those sports about winning and losing and teamwork and teammates and arguments and everything else that are going to affect you positively for the rest of your life.
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.
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Everybody has this sack they're carrying. Some are heavier. Some are lighter. But no one doesn't have it. And if you think someone doesn't have it, they have a bigger one than you imagine.
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For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or humming.
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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
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You'd be surprised how hard it can often be to translate an action into an idea.
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At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
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In football, you are going to have highs and lows, and you have to recognize when you have new opportunities and walk in those.
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You can actually be bored stiff while you're dying.
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Don't ever forget two things I'm going to tell you. One, don't believe everything that's written about you. Two, don't pick up too many checks.
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For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum.
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The Web forces me to be disciplined and not to waste time – but before the Web was invented, there were plenty of opportunities to do that anyway.
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The Tea Party movement went off on a more extreme agenda that I did not support at all, and was very frustrated by it, to the point that not only did I change parties, I decided to do something about it and run for Congress.
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The most important lesson of New Labour is this: Every time we made progress we did it by challenging the conventional wisdom.
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Don't wear dresses that are too tight. A size number is just a number. If the fit is comfortable, it will look more elegant.
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When you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on.
