Taylor Branch Quotes
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I just love playing so much, competing so much. You're able to put your losses behind you. One of the greatest attributes a decathlete can have is the ability to forget... to look ahead, not behind.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking.
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I work legs, upper body, everything. Legs are very important. I do hang cleans and squats - I do primary exercises. Squats work over 60 percent of your muscle mass in your body. The hang cleans work on my explosive movement, which is essential for success.
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The idea of it becomes a little freaky if you're dealing with someone who has trouble differentiating between fantasy and reality, but that's a concern no matter what kind of movie you're dealing with.
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Democrats hate America being a world power because world power gives power to the nation instead of to Democrats.
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To be among the world's greatest athletes and compete for Team U.S.A. while knowing that the entire world is watching is something that athletes dream about. To be able to experience that was truly special.
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The focus of Congress is on keeping the nation secure - and it doesn't see that food security is an essential part of that responsibility. Instead of putting more food on the tables of America, they are busy finding ways to take it away.
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I knew what normalcy was, and I wasn't having it.
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A win for one is a win for all - and I'm not just saying that because Dumas did.
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In a small space, you want to keep the bedding as simple as possible so it looks clean, calm and collected.
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The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.
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I just like playing unique characters that I love.
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Thanks to every gay person in public and non-public life who has come out.
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'Harry Potter' created a generation of readers in an era when kids could have disappeared into the depths of the Internet. That's no small feat. Every book series owes J.K. Rowling a debt of gratitude.
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The key to America's economic future is educating kids as early in their lives as we can.
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Novels taught me that history is dramatic. I wanted my students to know that, too.
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I think the best comedies came out during the Depression. Personally.
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Humility is the mother of all virtues. Humility says we are not in control, principles are in control, therefore we submit ourselves to principles. Pride says that we are in control, and since our values govern our behavior, we can simply do life our way.
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Getting a great idea with song writing is a lot like love. You don't know why this one is different, but it is. You don't know why this one is better, but it is. It sticks in your head, and you can't stop thinking about it.
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I've never been the type of person that puts things on a shelf or, like, needs to clean my sneakers every day. I just wear what I like.
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You need a lot of different types of people to make the world better.
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Martin Luther King was a leader for all Americans on our own professed values.
