Nadine Gordimer Quotes
Any writer of any worth at all hopes to play only a pocket-torch of light - and rarely, through genius, a sudden flambeau - into the bloody yet beautiful labyrinth of human experience, of being.Nadine Gordimer
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Unconditional love really exists in each of us. It is part of our deep inner being. It is not so much an active emotion as a state of being. It's not 'I love you' for this or that reason, not 'I love you if you love me.' It's love for no reason, love without an object.
Ram Dass -
I think we need to start with Philadelphia and make sure that we actually get some election reform in Philadelphia. Actually, a recent election was thrown out by a federal judge because of corruption with the voting process in Philadelphia.
Patrick McHenry -
I've been doing stand-up since I was 15 years old.
Hal Sparks -
I hear a lot of bad TV commercials that try to sound like Where It's At. That pretty much turned me off from using the electric piano for a lot of years.
Beck -
As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy.
Gavin Newsom -
I'm most honest about writing when I'm talking to family or friends, not to newspapers.
Zadie Smith
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Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something.
Gabrielle Giffords -
If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
A. R. Rahman -
Seriously, who doesn't want to slap a 27-year-old movie star?
J. K. Simmons -
I walk my dog at dawn because I don't like people to be around.
Fiona Apple -
Growing up, I had a terrible pudding-bowl haircut. I used to cut it myself, and I'd sew my own clothing, too. I looked a little strange compared to the other kids. But the thing was, I felt I looked amazing, so what other people thought never bothered me.
Becki Newton -
I'm excellent at losing weight, but I've never been excellent at maintenance. I have some better days than others in terms of being hypervigilant, but with maintenance you don't know if you've been good at it until you're done.
Valerie Bertinelli
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I figured out early on what I wanted to do.
T Bone Burnett -
Before 'Lucky Louie,' nobody would ever cast me to play a mom or a wife; nobody ever saw me in that role, which is weird, since that's who I really am.
Pamela Adlon -
We say that our objective is to conquer complete independence, to install a people's power, to construct a new society without exploitation, for the benefit of all those who feel themselves to be Mozambicans.
Samora Machel -
I cook everything from Italian to Cajun food. I have now mastered the roux for gumbo. I love cooking.
Yolanda Adams -
There are some musicians who are talented and see themselves as some kind of natural geniuses or something because of a certain amount of natural ability. But that is often rarely the case over the long term.
Pat Metheny -
Have confidence in everything. No matter what it is that you're doing, know that you can do it better than anyone.
O'Shea Jackson, Jr.
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Every act, every deed of justice and mercy and benevolence, makes heavenly music in Heaven.
Ellen G. White -
What resonates culturally with me about Japanese style is that it is very covered up but very sensual.
L'Wren Scott -
People are less grateful than they used to be.
Letitia Baldrige -
People used to call me names, so my mom had this beautiful African lady come talk to me.
Leslie Jones -
Any writer of any worth at all hopes to play only a pocket-torch of light - and rarely, through genius, a sudden flambeau - into the bloody yet beautiful labyrinth of human experience, of being.
Nadine Gordimer