Avery Brooks Quotes
Don't let form become more important than the substance of your heart and mind. Don't let commerce determine what you do exclusively.
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.
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The earth is my altar, the sky is my dome, mind is my garden, the heart is my home and I'm always at home - yea, I'm always at Om.
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It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations. Everything can't be personalized.
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I think shortly after I got signed, it just started to dawn on me that I had something to say and that Yahweh put something in my heart to share with the world.
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We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart.
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The doctor who applied a stethoscope to my heart was not satisfied. I was told to get my papers with the clerk in the outer hall. I was medically rejected.
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It's very important for cities all around the world to reinvent themselves, and Glasgow is a good example of that. The Scots are very nice. I don't think they are burdened by their history.
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I am certainly not a good Muslim. But I am able now to say that I am Muslim; in fact it is a source of happiness to say that I am now inside, and a part of the community whose values have always been closest to my heart.
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I believe we are created in the image of God for a particular purpose, and I believe that with all my heart.
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Sport is an important part of the development of kids, and hence, it should be made a part of their curriculum.
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That's the most important thing you do in your life - raise children and try to do the best job as a parent and give your kids the best shot in life to go out there into the big, bad world.
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Food was always important in my family, but I didn't think of it as a vocation until a later point in life.
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The people in your life are important. Meaningful relationships with those people are very important.
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When I was a kid - 10, 11, 12, 13 - the thing I wanted most in the world was a best friend. I wanted to be important to people; to have people that understood me. I wanted to just be close to somebody.
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I think books and movies are going to go a long way together in the future. I think we writers are very important material for directors.
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I've learned through experience that life is never that bad. The secret is just paying attention to how you feel and not letting anyone else dictate what in your heart you know is right.
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Writing is a creative process, and you need to have the doors and windows of your mind open so that you have the possibility of change.
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But living in uncertain times does not mean San Franciscans must live in fear.
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Some women work while they are pregnant, but not me. That was a choice I had made. That's when I took a break. Men can work at whatever stage they are; whether they turn daddy, they still have their own thing. But women can't afford that because by being mothers, they have to be there for their kids.
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Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
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It doesn't matter whether it comes in by cable, telephone lines, computor, or satellite. Everyone's going to have to deal with Disney.
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Don't let form become more important than the substance of your heart and mind. Don't let commerce determine what you do exclusively.
