Ashley Madekwe Quotes
Daphne Guinness, who makes couture seem wearable, is an icon who influences what I wear.
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The government of the German Democratic Republic rejects secret policies. It works for the people, and only the people, so it does not need to keep secrets like the warmongers.
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Each of us becomes a new person as we re-describe the past.
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A busybody's work is never done.
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The loneliest, most down-on-his-luck person can have a dog who adores him. The most bitter, sour person can light up with joy when he sees his dog. It is magical and, as 'The Dog Master' reveals, it is biological - we evolved together.
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If I grew up in 'da hood,' it would make my story so much more interesting - if I had something to escape from. I had a pretty good life. My parents weren't rich; they weren't poor. I wasn't trying to escape from anything. It was always just the pursuit of something cooler.
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My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all.
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I think in a lot of network television, everyone's vaguely Protestant and doesn't really go to church so they can be 'relatable.'
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Everyone in the United States asks me about being a woman CEO. To be honest, it has had no impact on my career. While I was at BCG, it didn't matter whether you were a man or a woman. The only thing that mattered was that you were good at your job.
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We can all get behind feeding the poorest kids in school, right?
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I've studied a technique called the Sanford Miesner technique, that teaches you how to focus. It's mainly about daydreaming. And the technique's really about imaginary circumstances. Using your imagination to sort of daydream about stuff. It makes you emotional in a scene.
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I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does.
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Politics - when it's not cynical, it can be a creation.
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What fascinated me, it was not the glory, but the contact with the public.
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The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.
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Where older religions promised heaven, the church of yoga promises quicker, more practical, earthly gratification, in the form of better heart rates and well-toned arms.
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It's possible, you can never know, that the universe exists only for me. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.
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In theory, at least, all presidents are servants of the people who elected them. In the case of Barack Obama, it has seemed from the start that the idea as applied to him was more than mere metaphor. He is the first president in my lifetime whom the country felt obligated to remind that he know his place.
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We have people we admire, like Einstein, saying mystery is the most beautiful thing a human being can experience. Yet, everywhere in our culture, everything that is truly mysterious is immediately dismissed.
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Our goals should serve as markers, measurements of the progress we make in pursuit of something greater than ourselves.
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In the presence of great music we have no alternative but to live nobly.
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In training horses, one trains himself.
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You'll have to forgive me this boldness, but I think women are very fortunate that men exist! The gods are very wise and certainly knew what they were doing. They created the sun and the moon, light and darkness, the eagle and the serpent, all for the same reason. They are perfect complements and the mechanism we use to reach heaven.
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I'm really much better at asking questions than answering them, since asking questions is like a constant deflection of oneself.
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Daphne Guinness, who makes couture seem wearable, is an icon who influences what I wear.
