Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
I wiped away the weeds and foam, I fetched my sea-born treasures home; But the poor, unsightly, noisome things Had left their beauty on the shore, With the sun and the sand and the wild uproar.
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Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
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The first 10 years of my life, I lived as 'Matangi.' When I came to England in '86, my first week of school was terrible because I would put my hand up to answer things, and no one would choose me because they couldn't say my name. My auntie came from Europe to visit us, and she was like, 'Just call yourself something else.'
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Not every woman has time to go to a salon and have her hair blow-dried every day.
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I don't find an advantage or disadvantage in being a woman when reporting. What little advantages there might be in some instances is cancelled out by the basic lack of lavatories round the world for women.
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Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
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At school, I was a tomboy, and it would be me and all my guy friends.
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What I'm interested in is the fascinating image of young leaders... you know, young people leading in different fields. You see athletes and people in gymnastics, where the requirement is that you are supple and very, very young... 11... and by the time you're 14, you're already over the hill.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.
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My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.
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Paul Rudd is too perfect. He's super talented, super nice and super calm. I just think he's a robot.
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I do get recognized, more and more every day.
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I did a B.A. with a major in fine arts and a minor in psychology. I wanted to become a teacher or do art therapy for the elderly. But then I realised I wanted to travel instead.
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I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.
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Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.
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Any kind of restrictions put on free speech would have worse consequences than bullying.
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What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting to stumble on large quantities of gas, chemical weapons and biological weapons.
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Radio is being dominated by records that are 120 beats per minute. R&B is about groove and soul.
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It's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.
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Around eight or nine years back, I participated in 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.' The point of coming on the show was that a person coming from music family can also compete with people from all over India.
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If we invest in the American people, the American people always bring this Nation a good return.
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I can only build if I tear the walls down, even if it breaks me I won't let it make me frown, I'm falling but no matter how hard I hit the ground, I'll still smile.
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I wiped away the weeds and foam, I fetched my sea-born treasures home; But the poor, unsightly, noisome things Had left their beauty on the shore, With the sun and the sand and the wild uproar.
