Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (Taj Mahal) Quotes
Taj has been described as having been designed by giants and finished by jewellers.
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I see a deep connection between peace and change: peace always starts from within, for communities and people alike. The same is true of change: real change starts from within.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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Invention is not enough. Tesla invented the electric power we use, but he struggled to get it out to people. You have to combine both things: invention and innovation focus, plus the company that can commercialize things and get them to people.
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I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.
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I am a huge wrestling fan. I would say The Rock is my favorite person to watch for obvious reasons.
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Overall I enjoy a certain anonymity. I live a very normal, very ordinary life.
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If I spend 10 days at home, I'll be dying to get back to the set. I love the thrill of a good dialogue, the buzz of shooting.
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It is a sore point, because you do have advantages if you have access to more than one language. You also have problems, because on bad days you don't trust yourself, either in your first or your second language, and so you feel like a complete halfwit.
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I do what I can do to help my defense.
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I got more bands and went on the road and turn down more movies than you would believe.
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I love to see my family together. That's what life is about. It's about family.
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You have to go where the good writing is.
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Every time you get into a new job, new location, you have an amazing opportunity in front of you. You get to play dumb for as long as people will allow you to play dumb. You get to ask all the dumb questions, you get to ask multiple people the dumb questions, and you get to make mistakes. That's how you stand out in the crowd.
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Strong women, that's who I really respect.
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No man can mortgage his injustice as a pawn for his fidelity.
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The hijab has nothing to do with moral values. A woman's moral values are reflected in her eyes, in the way she talks, and in the way she walks. They put on a hijab and go dancing, wearing high heels and lipstick. They wear tight jeans that show their bellies.
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When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.
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I always write out of a need to read something, rather than a need to write something.
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WikiLeaks is exposing our government officials for the frauds that they are. They also show us how governments work together to lie to their citizens when they are waging war.
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I get an awful lot of fan mail, and I read all that I can.
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Our first use of cash is invested organically, secondly returning values our shareholders - roughly 100 percent free cash flow. And then thirdly, mergers, acquisitions, partnerships that complement our organic strategy. We are going to continue down that path.
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Taj has been described as having been designed by giants and finished by jewellers.
