Wanda Sykes Quotes
The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'
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To power the country by building 186,000 fifty-story wind turbines - and running 19,000 miles of new transmission lines - just seems impractical and preposterous compared to the idea of building a hundred new nuclear facilities primarily on the sites we already have.
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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.
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Novelty is always welcome but talking pictures are just a fad.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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When confronting most crises, whether historic or contemporary, aid agencies generally muddle along on a case-by-case basis. They weigh insufficient information, extrapolate somewhat blindly about long-term pros and cons, and reluctantly arrive at decisions meant to do the most good and the least harm.
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I think that T.V. shows are more like working at a home. You know you're going to the same place every day, working with the same people, the same cast and crew. You're in a dressing room instead of a trailer, so I think that that's more of a normal sort of lifestyle.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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Far too many candidates wear their faith on their sleeve.
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As the ratings go up, so does advertising revenue.
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The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust conduct, but are those deeper illuminations in whose light justice and injustice, good and evil, means and ends are seen in fearful sharpness of outline.
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At the end of the spectrum when you get to that 12th step, when you have that spiritual awakening we make ourselves available to help other people.
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For me, it was not destiny to make it to where I am now - I thought for a long- time I would become a go-kart mechanic, or a job like this, not an F1 driver.
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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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I am a big music nerd.
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I'm not one to get involved with what anyone says about me.
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There are other writers who try for subtle and minimalists effects, but I don't travel in that tribe.
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The unyielding resistance of the Cuban patriots is symbolized by our 5 Heroes. They shall never back down! They shall never surrender!
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I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.
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The theater is too deep for me. I prefer bicycling.
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I'm surprised that people think they're important. To me they're not.
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I didn't want to be an actor.
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Blues is such a dynamic and ever-changing system of music.
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The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'
