T. B. Joshua Quotes
A beggar always remains a beggar. Africa, stop begging - you have what it takes to solve your problem.
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I'm a big fan of piano-based rock music like Elton John, Ben Folds, and even Queen.
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I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.
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As a musician myself, it annoys the hell out of me to watch an actor trying to play a guitar out of time with the music.
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In some ways, I had a traditional 'old South' upbringing, meaning that I spent some time in a military school, and acquired an inoculum of the military ethic that is still with me today: honor, duty, loyalty.
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I learned from an early age that my heritage, my love for people, and my desire to be a vehicle that can be used through my voice, that my expressions and actions can transport a person to experience a scene from the past, present and future.
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I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. Music coordinates mind, body and spirit.
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Drink warm water with lemon first thing in the morning. It's a good way to detox and alkalize your body.
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It's so hard to be the girl in a country song, so we're speaking up.
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The principles governing Western democracies, of which Israel rightly considers itself a part, are based on the assurance that everyone has a vote, but also that the minority needs to yield to the wishes of the majority.
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I don't think the deficit of the country is a Republican issue or a Democratic issue. I think it's a country issue. I don't think worrying about the reindustrialization of America is a Republican or Democratic issue.
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Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether you let it affect you or not.
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I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.
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I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan.
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In spite of holidays when I was free to visit London theatres and explore the countryside, I spent four very miserable years as a colonial at an English school.
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If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
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Know your worth! People always act like they're doing more for you than you're doing for them.
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Time is change; we measure its passing by how much things alter.
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I am a reserved guy and need somebody to pep me up every day, Upsi does that job perfectly. She is very vivacious and outspoken, so we blend very well. We both love travelling, and we have a thing for adventure. We love being outdoors and like to ride our own boat rather than being rowed by someone else.
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Many a bard's untimely death Lends unto his verses breath; Here's a song was never sung: Growing old is dying young.
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You can really help support a character if you understand the setting. So for that reason I generally write about Philadelphia.
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'Twilight' has been a great opportunity, and it's been great fun. Hey, if I'm 50, and someone still wants an autograph for 'Twilight,' OK, cool.
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When I was a kid, we had this great advantage of there being no YA books. You read kid books and then went on to adult books. When I was 12 or 13, I read all of Steinbeck and Hemingway. I thought I should read everything a writer writes.
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If you want to take what I've learned and use it to your advantage, just listen and you won't have to go through it.
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A beggar always remains a beggar. Africa, stop begging - you have what it takes to solve your problem.
