Sadie Jones Quotes
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I can think of no one that my grandparents knew, that told me stories and that I experienced myself, had any sense of social inferiority growing up in segregated Washington. None whatsoever.
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There's an interesting contrast between born Catholics and converts. Converts are often much more rule-directed. Catholicism isn't something that they breathed in from their childhood, so they think that if you don't toe the line on abstract doctrine you can't be part of the Church.
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I've always been a bit of a poser. I was chucked out of ballet lessons for looking in the mirror.
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I think the National League has better biorhythms in July.
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What matters is that you are doing what you think is right based on the standards which you hold.
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I like to think I'm a role model for women. But I also don't like to just limit it to women. I like to think I'm a role model for human beings in general.
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I believe politicians should always remain realistic.
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Violence is literally the glue of the cycle of life, and yet I think that we're the only species that does it maliciously.
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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
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I think that, as athletes, sometimes we have the opportunities to make an impact. When it's authentic, I think there's room to share your opinion in an appropriate way.
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I think we can leave mullets back in the '80s. I'm really not a big fan of them.
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I have to think of moderation, which is not a word that's in my vocabulary. But I try.
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I think I would make a good spy. I can sort of be a chameleon. People don't notice me very easily. I never get recognized.
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The reason I hate publicists is because I think if we got rid of them everything would be on equal footing.
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I think people look at me and don't expect much. Even though, I expect a whole lot.
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My hands were constantly blistered or bloody; my ears were always ringing. I tore through drumheads and drumsticks like there was no tomorrow.
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I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.
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I always paid attention to Lil Wayne - close attention. He's my idol. He's still my idol.
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I've always felt that 'X-Men' was about something serious. It wasn't just fantasy.
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Personally, I believe in self-determination, but in the context of one South Africa - so that my self-determination is based in this region, and with my people.
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All art is propaganda, and ever must be, despite the wailing of the purists. I stand in utter shamelessness and say that whatever art I have for writing has been used always for propaganda for gaining the right of black folk to love and enjoy. I do not care a damn for any art that is not used for propaganda.
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Most writers flinch at the thought of being completely honest about themselves. So absolute honesty is what marks the true modern.
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As we know, while our species remains alive, everybody has the sacred duty to be optimistic. Ethically, any other behaviour wouldn't be admissible.
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Oh, I always think everyone feels left out.
