Questlove (Ahmir Khalib Thompson) Quotes
I feel like the downfall of any person is the second an artist starts celebrating their work themselves, that becomes problematic.
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We must continue building in all corners of the Land of Israel, with determination and without being confused.
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If conservationists will attempt to resume responsibility for their need to eat, they will be led back fairly directly to all their previous concerns for the welfare of nature.
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Sometimes I'd like to play the bad guy and sometimes I'd like to die in a movie.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.
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It's been amazing how this crazy career has been created. I feel that it's been given to me. I wouldn't be anywhere without Victoria's Secret.
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I can't be disappointed with my first gold in a senior championship, and to score 5000 points, which only one other woman, the world record holder, has got over, I am satisfied.
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Beauty is the promise of happiness.
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Whenever you're in a relationship, you have that favorite song that reminds you of when you first got together or when you first kissed, and then every time you hear that song, it reminds you of that person.
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I left home at 17 and I've been on the road ever since.
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I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.
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Everyone thinks when they start writing that they can't do it. I was lucky. My sister Delia was the most important person in terms of encouraging me.
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The poverty program was not designed to eliminate poverty.
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Human writing reflects that of the universe; it is its translation, but also its metaphor: it says something totally different, and it says the same thing.
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I love sportswear in my own weird way. Fashion is such a personal journey for me. I'm much more of a girl that's a T-shirt, legging, layering kind of thing, and outerwear.
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My life has become a reality show. When I am home, people are climbing trees with cameras. I feel that my personal space is being encroached upon. I will try and protect it as much as I can.
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I started 20 years without missing a race and ESPN started broadcasting on the air waves.
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The progression of emancipation of any class usually, if not always, takes place through the efforts of individuals of that class.
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When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books.
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Whenever we've seen the kids in the most disadvantaged context truly excel, always it's been in classrooms and in whole schools where there is a clear vision of where the kids have the potential to be.
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I always start with emotion. That's where I start all of my improvisations, on the piano. I always start with the mood or the feel of where I am in that moment.
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In the news feed on your phone, all stories look the same - whether they come from a credible source or not.
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In February 2003, I signed a three-year contract with MSNBC to host a talk show. Having recently decided not to run again for governor of Minnesota, I was still a pretty hot commodity. The show was originally scheduled for an hour, four nights a week.
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I feel like the downfall of any person is the second an artist starts celebrating their work themselves, that becomes problematic.
