Allen Toussaint Quotes
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The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
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My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age.
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Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.
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We need to bring sustainable energy to every corner of the globe with technologies like solar energy mini-grids, solar powered lights, and wind turbines.
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America is not the center of the universe.
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One of the biggest challenges for the MENA region is unemployment coupled with high population growth rates. The World Bank is committed to supporting infrastructure projects that will help with job creation across the region.
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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Now, I am completely independent - I earn my living by speaking and writing.
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Ultimately, I hypothesize that technology will one day be able to recreate a realistic representation of us as a result of the plethora of content we're creating converging with other advances in machine learning, robotics and large-scale data mining.
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More and more, we're used to taking things in through the eyes rather than through the ears, and opera is more of a spectacle.
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I am always worried that over-planning and outlining will kill the magic of writing; most of the world I created in 'California' occurred via good old sexy sentence-making.
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It is not known, now, for what length of time the Tuatha de Danaan had the sway over Ireland, and it is likely it was a long time they had it, but they were put from it at last.
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You have to love your body, respect it, and treat it well.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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Going to a concert is so overwhelming and the energy is amazing.
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People don't know how good cauliflower is, because they always have this image of cauliflower cheese - awful, sticky, creamy and rich.
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I actually did not have a date to my prom. I ended up taking a friend.
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It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.
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The truth is that we isolate a particular kind of love and appropriate it for the name of love, which really belongs to a wider whole.
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Fiction has subversive potential. People let it into their minds, like the Trojan Horse. They don't know what's inside. You hook them with the story, and God can work below the level of their consciousness. Fiction can be propaganda for evil or convey a theme that impacts people for good.
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My colleagues on the Board of Governors and I understand the value of having a diverse financial system that includes a large and vibrant contingent of community banks.
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I usually stick out my hand and hope he puts the ball in it. Except the one time I went out to take Early Wynn out. I stuck out my hand and he hit me right in the stomach with the ball.
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So many people have reached out in wonderful ways. New York has been wonderful.
