Tavis Smiley Quotes
When you work for something, you appreciate it more. So what are y'all going to do with all the opportunities you inherited that you didn't have to work for?
Quotes to Explore
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Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are.
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Having spent a number of my younger years with trade-union parents attending NUT annual conferences, I feel comfortable with an agenda in my hand and a procedural format for debate.
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In international relations, you don't base your work on hope.
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Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. Go another mile!
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The entire making of 'Within and Without' was a series of experiments and trial by error. When I started writing, I didn't have a strong idea of what the record was going to end up like.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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My goal is to improve my game, stay healthy and be competitive. If I have that, I know I can be able to win tournaments, which in the end is what it counts.
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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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I need to meet people to be able to write.
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But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented.
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I don't look at myself as suffering.
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I wasn't really taught about the value of money. I just learnt it as I grew up, but I do remember my dad telling me that it was important to always have some savings, and that stuck with me. I've always believed that putting money aside is a good thing.
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'Mad Men' doesn't capture one single thing about the decor, costumes, or sexual interaction. It is a total projection of contemporary snarky attitudes into the past.
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I have always hated slavery, I think, as much as any abolitionist. I have been an Old Line Whig. I have always hated it, but I have always been quiet about it until this new era of the introduction of the Nebraska Bill began.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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I just want to sit in my room and write books.
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What is without periods of rest will not endure.
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But an innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact tradition, so our idea is to bring together musicians who represent all these traditions, in workshops, festivals, and concerts, to see how we can connect with each other in music.
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It is key that Kansas Citians make the call as to what kind of airport they want.
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I'm not an outdoor girl. I can barely swim. I don't ride a horse.
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It's okay to make mistakes as long as you learn from them.
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In a professional kitchen, the idea is to have your cooks not moving much while they're cooking. You want them to stay in the same spot.
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To deserve this fate what have I ever done?... All I want is just a little piece of mind but the angels won't have it.
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When you work for something, you appreciate it more. So what are y'all going to do with all the opportunities you inherited that you didn't have to work for?
