Loretta Devine Quotes
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The problem is foster youth don't really have this network that other kids have.
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When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot of time there when I was going to college at Drake, so it's usually my one 'go-to' food stop when I'm in town.
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I think with 'Skinwalkers,' the success of it spoke for itself. Meaning a lot of people wanted to see something new on television.
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I began the process of recording myself seriously in the fall of 1999. If I could finish an album of my own music, I would. Five years later I am happy to say I have.
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I am an avid reader! As for writing, I might - someday. But we'll have to wait and see.
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To be successful in struggle requires remembrance of the Creator and the doing of good deeds. This is important because successful struggle demands that there be a kind of social consciousness.
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Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.
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I thought what would be really just choice for a revamp and a reboot is 'The Greatest American Hero.' I think I'd be just that kind of perfect not prepared for this kind of thing, but thrust into circumstances he's not prepared for... that's another niche of mine. Unpreparedness. Not knowing what to do. I'm good at being that guy.
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Shaming people into being virtuous doesn't change behaviour.
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I'm not super into sports.
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I've always wanted to be my own person and stand by the things I believe in and I thought I might lose that independence if I ran for political office.
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I'm drawn in some strangely natural way to immersing myself in a milieu whose rules I don't understand, where there are things you can't access simply by being intelligent or doing well in school.
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I love iTunes as much as anybody. It's very convenient and very easy. But there is nothing like the vibe that you get when you walk into a record store. And I think a lot of people are still thrilled to spend a half hour there and go through the bins and make some purchases.
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Rather than fretting about IQ scores, voters should try to determine what candidates read - other than the Bible, which they all say they read - and the kind of people with whom they spend their time.
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People want you to fail.
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I try to get the best performance an actor can give.
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High school golf, college golf and the decade that followed all come back to me now as one big raucous, goofy gangsome.
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It is nothing won to admit men with an open door, and to receive them with a shut and reserved countenance.
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The bells will ring and the marriages will begin. And it's a great day in our state for equal protection under the law for all people.
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The calmest part of my day is right before a match.
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I'm in the process of trying to find something that I could do on my own.
