Alan Wilson Quotes
My brothers and I were raised by our parents to respect everyone regardless of background or race.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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Anyone who sits in our jails who is not just a criminal but what we call a terrorist, with or without blood on his hands - and these definitions are also unclear to me - should not be sitting in our custody.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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When you watch it, you're like, Wow. I look like that. But it doesn't feel like that at all. It was about communicating with Gale Harold and getting across what I wanted to say about the character.
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All the time I was writing hit songs with my partner David Porter, I always had the yen to perform. Sure did. And when the opportunity came, I took it. The first album, 'Presenting Isaac Hayes,' didn't do so hot, but it was like a prelude for what was to come.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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Sometimes new voices have the most spectacular vision. It is uncluttered and organic.
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I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also?
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To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to your own - this is happiness.
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Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
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My husband is a musician. He cooks and he's a chef but he also, he makes basement recordings. So many people in my life make basement recordings, so I feel very lucky, I'm surrounded by very creative people.
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The stakes are high on every film now because there's the opening weekend. The first week is extremely crucial; increasingly, films are being judged in terms of opening day, opening weekend, then first week. People are going berserk promoting their films.
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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
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I'm thrilled to be joining Gap Inc., a company that understands the importance of integrating technology and retail in ways that improve the lives of its customers.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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Those who go along get along.
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No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.
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Give a talk to children and tell them dinosaurs didn't drag their tails, and you get arguments.
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I don't live that much with the character. I find it hard enough having to spend so many hours with the character during the day.
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My parents aren't married. And one of the reasons why they never got married is because they had been married before, and they liked it the way it was. They didn't feel like they needed a piece of paper to be committed. So for me, I know that marriage is not a golden ticket.
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My biggest problem with everything going on is the lack of understanding and the lack of respect in this world.
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And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children.
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My brothers and I were raised by our parents to respect everyone regardless of background or race.
