Mahalia Jackson Quotes
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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There's such a pressure on women that we put on ourselves and everyone else puts on us to look unrealistic and everything, but you just can't compare yourself to people in magazines.
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The fact that we live in a world where black people have to strategize so they're not brutalized by police is insane.
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Being a celebrity, I don't even have to talk.
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My philosophy is this: Do not tamper with the anatomy of a woman's body; do not camouflage it.
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It is time for Hillary Clinton to permanently retire.
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As a businessperson, I don't have the power to change the government. That is in the hands of the political leaders. However, as a taxpayer, we have the right to be critical of the government and demand change.
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I try to get in some extra carbohydrates and protein the night before and during my pre-match meal. I also eat about 200 calories right after to help rebuild my muscles.
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It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.
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I don't know that on-demand sports is remarkably better than live sports.
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Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice. Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
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Russia is an amazing country to be an entrepreneur.
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Love yourself instead of abusing yourself.
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I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me.
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Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.
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Honestly, I'm not interested in gossip. Thing is, I know a lot of successful actors, and in hoping to be successful myself, I would like to think others would respect my privacy.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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I'm not a universalist, and the way I talk about final loss is this: People worship idols - money, whatever. Their humanness gets reshaped around the idol - you become like what you worship. That's one of the basic spiritual laws.
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Just the concept of personal freedom within a democracy, for instance, is a relatively young idea - only about 300 years old in this country.
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I like old tunes when I'm driving. They're fun and uplifting. Billy Ocean, that kind of thing.
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I wanted to write a happy song. I didn't know how.
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In my real movie-going days, which were the thirties, you didn't stand in line. You strolled down the street and sallied into the theater at any hour of the day or night.
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I loved musicals because I felt like breaking out in song makes so much sense to me because it's the stakes of how you feel inside!
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Without a song, each day would be a century.
