Luther Vandross Quotes
The best part is still ahead of me - I haven't experienced my 'good old days' yet.
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I don't know what it's like in the U.S. but immigrants in the U.K. do the jobs the citizens won't do.
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Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time?
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When it comes to memories of that iconic type, memories that are burned into you, I have maybe ten or so from my childhood. I'm a bad rememberer of situations. I forget almost everything as soon as it happens.
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Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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Retiring was hard. I'd spent 15 years doing something I loved, but when you get older everything seems to go. When I started spending too long with the physio and the doctor, I knew it was time to call it a day. But I had no preparation for being retired and I didn't know what to do.
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There are still so many movies made starring 50 men and one woman! A white male actor should never be allowed to complain about anything. Shut up and sit in the corner. I mean, seriously!
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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I think Mr. Wilson will have to be the rest of the way alone.
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I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don't try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you.
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It's just different in the music world. You come more with an entourage.
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I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what led me to pursue a career in public service. As Secretary-General, I am determined to see this organization deliver tangible, meaningful results that advance peace, development and human rights.
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Sadly, in the name of progress, we have polluted the air, water, soil and the food we eat.
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North America was ready for something other than a vanilla cooking show and we were providing the double dark chocolate fudge.
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I have always said that I want to finish my career with the Dolphins and this put me closer to that goal. I have been fortunate to break many personal records, but my overiding goal is to win a Super Bowl here in Miami.
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'Stand By You' is about sticking by the person you love not only when things are easy, but being there for them during trials and letting them know they aren't alone.
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Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.
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When my body feels good, I feel more energized and alive, and that's sexy. I'm taking care of this body God gave me.
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The cry for the national home for the Jews does not make much appeal to me. The sanction for it is sought in the Bible and the tenacity with which the Jews have hankered after return to Palestine. Why should they not, like other peoples of the earth, make that country their home where they are born and where they earn their livelihood?
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Many varieties of sonnet, of course, have been written over the ages.
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Nobody told Don Henley or me that we were going to make it as solo artists, but I can speak for Don when I say that we are both really happy now that the band is not together.
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I'm for the constitutional right to bear arms. I'm a hunter, and so is my son.
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The first time I did a school play was the first time I felt I was good at anything at all. I just loved it.
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The best part is still ahead of me - I haven't experienced my 'good old days' yet.
