Aretha Franklin Quotes
Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.
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I'd like to scale back the television. I'm constantly told that I'm over-exposed, and I don't want to end up like Carol Vorderman.
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The art of creation is older than the art of killing.
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Bodhisattva is enlightened in the Buddhist philosophy, religion, tradition. He's enlightened. It's fine - I don't really fight it - but many people use the term 'zen' and terms like 'nirvana,' 'enlightenment' in an almost superficial way. It's not that complicated.
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As a kid, I liked to write, but I didn't think that was a viable career choice. My dream, actually, was to be a white girl rapper and join Salt-N-Pepa - which obviously was a much more viable career choice.
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Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere.
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In some ways, technology keeps on enhancing us, and we embrace it.
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The U.N.'s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have shown that U.N. peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own.
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For me, Islam is a moral reference point, a source of inspiration to work collectively with people, to love people and to help them, to concentrate on universal values of mercy, co-operation and tolerance.
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The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every calling, is diligence.
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We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.
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Anyone who thinks there's safety in numbers hasn't looked at the stock market pages.
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I came out even with all the struggles I endured on Rikers Island.
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I love my early movies, but naturalism is an artist's early style. Now I want to deal with feelings, dreams, an acceptance of irrationality.
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I learned what looked good on my petite frame, and to this day, I'm a great bargain shopper.
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Let's treat this country first and foremost.
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I think my confidence has developed over the years in terms of the speed at which I will reveal how collaborative I want to be.
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During the holidays, I often see my sisters, who still, even after all these years, can't always seem to agree with me. They take silly, indefensible positions, such as denying that my parents loved me more because I was the better child.
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The world is a complex place, and the influence of the media in its representation and its power of communication and interpretation is a remarkable amplifier of emotions, and of illusions.
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I have no mockings or arguments; I witness and wait.
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Shirt collars are very important to me. Putting a very soft shirt collar with a formal suit doesn't work for me at all.
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We're really not that good. We're overachieving here and there. But the future looks bright.
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I'm the worst employee in the world. I'll cheat and steal time and resources from my employer, although I'll con everybody into believing I'm essential to the operation.
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We spent four days filming in a helicopter. I had never seen London from that viewpoint - you get a sense of how big it is and how easy it is to get lost. There was one day when we couldn't find Brick Lane: we spent 25 minutes looking and then realised it was directly below us.
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Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.
