Amy Carter Quotes
Every time a person sacrifices himself for a larger injustice, it aids in the cycle of change.
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At one point, I had a story accepted at the 'New Yorker,' which sent off weird bells in people when I told them - 'Oh,' they thought, 'now you are a writer' - where I really had been for the last 30-odd years.
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I would say if you have a dream, follow it. It doesn't really matter whether you are a woman or from India or from wherever.
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You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one.
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As I have not worried to be born, I do not worry to die.
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Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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When you go back and really listen to the legendary rappers, this is timeless music. Guys like Biggie, guys like Pac, timeless music.
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I find it slightly absurd that the only thing we consume more of than water is concrete.
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I have a fat head – I get freaked-out looking at pictures of me.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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But because our organization has grown so much and in so many different ways, the delegation process places responsibility and authority on the shoulders of people you can watch grow and watch the way they treat others.
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Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.
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They're great girls. They're very funny, they're very smart, they're fun to be with. They're very lively, as I think people can tell. And you know, they're very confident girls.
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The more that everyone has access to the same educational opportunities, the more society will tend to accept some receiving disproportionate rewards. After all, they themselves have a chance to be winners.
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My mother was in the kind of late-'60s, early-'70s origins of female emancipation. And she was very much like, 'You're not going to be defined by how you look. It's going to be about who you are and what you do.'
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It's really odd that I've got this kind of sullen reputation - I never saw myself that way.
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Everybody in my family cooks, so growing up and being around it... if I was going to spend time with everybody, it was helping them in the kitchen.
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I was really ambitious, so I was innovative. I was one of the first DJs to do live calls, 'cause I found this phone device that would pick up other people's voices.
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We are all seekers in some way. There are those of us who think they have all the answers and there are those of us who may never get an answer.
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It doesn't take a bruise or a broken bone for a child to be a victim of domestic violence. Kids who witness domestic violence are victims, too.
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Think about your menu, and if you're not a skilled chef - which I'm not - follow a recipe. You can't go wrong if you don't cut the fine print.
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The biggest thing you can give a kid is self-esteem, so that they're not shy to do different things.
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The piano is kind of my second instrument.
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Every time a person sacrifices himself for a larger injustice, it aids in the cycle of change.
