Lucille Clifton Quotes
Every pair of eyes facing you has probably experienced something you could not endure.
Quotes to Explore
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The reality is we talk a lot about it, but we really don't give everyone an opportunity to buy into it, and this combines both the best of Republican and Democratic ideals.
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If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.
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People who make no mistakes lack boldness and the spirit of adventure. They are the brakes on the wheels of progress.
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To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.
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I really don't know life without wrestling.
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I don't know about whether I thought I would make it this big.
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After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream.
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I'm addicted to 'Scandal.' Joe Morton is the devil, and I love him. I am addicted to 'Boardwalk Empire.' Jeffrey Wright is the devil, and I love him.
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I got the chance to do things that I dreamed of when I was a kid: I got to travel around the world; I had my own 'Goosebumps' attraction at Disney World; I've been on TV and had three TV series.
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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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If I ever have sex with someone I might be able to develop a sense of humor.
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We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and 1969. He was a young writer, and I was also interested in broad cultural issues. We agreed on all major issues and became friends.
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I'm an artist. So if acting doesn't work out, which I hope it does, I'm probably going to go into graphic design or something like that.
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If you have drive and energy, everything is possible.
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Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
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A secret is a secret in my mind.
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As I began to take risks, leaving my very comfortable and secure job and taking this first leap into fashion, every subsequent risk became easier to take because I began to see the kind of opportunity and excitement that risk-taking offered.
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That's what everybody remembers. They don't remember how many medals I won in my career. They remember the 10s.
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A big part of my living is my stand-up material on the road.
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I always have to have mascara; otherwise, I feel like I don't look awake enough. It's like, 'I have eyes now!'
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I'm not going to say paint is an easy spruce-up. It takes time, it needs touch-ups, and you have to be very methodical. But it is worth it, and it isn't particularly expensive.
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The reason why we are disenchanted with ourselves is because we entertain in the depths of our psyche a kind of vision-an anticipated vision of what we could be if we would be what we might be.
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Every pair of eyes facing you has probably experienced something you could not endure.
