Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (Taj Mahal) Quotes
As a kid, I always felt connected to Africa; it was something I was very proud of.
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Sometimes people fear the truth. They'd rather not speak to you than know what you really think.
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Imagine a world in which no writer has written a literary novel in sixty years. Imagine a place where not a single person has read a book that is truly about the character at its center.
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When I recently spent a night at a homeless shelter, I was dismayed that members of the middle class had moved in and that earning above the minimum wage did not protect adults from having to share a room with dozens of others.
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There is total unanimity that the most serious threat facing the United States and Israel is a nuclear-armed Iran.
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Actors play different characters in every project they do. Though it has nothing to do with my craft, the red carpet gives me the opportunity to show who I really am and be myself.
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When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family.
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I don't want to come off as one of those artists that's not down to earth and real.
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Once a food becomes off-limits, then it takes on this whole other personality. 'Forbidden' is more tempting. And it becomes something evil, but food is food. It's there to nourish your body.
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I used to just sign papers and not pay no attention to what I'm signing.
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I'm from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest.
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I don't think about fights that didn't happen.
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I personally don't think ginger men have a habit of being attractive. We have to make ourselves seem attractive by doing stuff.
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I go to see maybe seven films a year at the most, and since I only go to see the best, it follows that I very rarely see my own.
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I am a good, strong word giver; I am a jealous guard of my own secrets. Freedom is the rule; I am hungry for one good thing I can do.
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The great thing in life is efficiency. If you amount to anything in the world, your time is valuable, your energy precious. They are your success capital, and you cannot afford to heedlessly throw them away or trifle with them.
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I get mad quick and and go off at the handle quick.
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When children are hungry, sleepy from a night spent fighting untreated asthma, or hobbled by symptoms of undiagnosed illnesses, they are less likely to do well in school.
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The mid-day meal is a well-intentioned scheme and has to be implemented effectively.
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I'm very, very blessed.
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I am very proud of having won Oscar because I know what I put into it. I know that the people who voted for me voted because they thought I was the best at that time. It's a wonderful thing to look up there and see that you achieved something that your peers gave to you and appreciation for your work. That's most of all what I think about when I see the Oscar.
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Nobody wanted to believe Jack Ma.
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Jazz is all about improvisation and it's about the moment in time, doing it this way now, and you'll never do it this way twice. I've studied the masters. Why would I want to play ball after the guys who sit on a bench? I want to play like Michael Jordan.
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As a kid, I always felt connected to Africa; it was something I was very proud of.
