Margo Jefferson Quotes
I was nearing the end of childhood when I started to pay real attention to jazz singers. Women excelled as jazz singers; they surpassed most of the men. Black women excelled as jazz singers; they surpassed most of the whites.
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I'm a big believer if you want to change people's minds or get someone to vote for you, either a voter or a colleague, you've got to first get their attention.
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I wasn't real quick, and I wasn't real strong. Some guys will just take off and it's like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
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The beauty of 'The Hunger Games' and also 'Game of Thrones,' in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women... The writing of female characters is extraordinary and equal to the men.
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Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized.
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If there is a single quality that is shared by all great men, it is vanity.
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It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not pay with their own.
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In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended.
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When you're dealing with a new platform, the real trick is just getting the game running.
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I spend a lot of time talking to women interested in office about how they can make it work.
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I think one challenge is that having few women in your work environment makes you feel a little isolated and alone. I'm an extrovert; I like talking to people, and I make friends easily, but if your personality is somewhat different, I think you would struggle to connect with people.
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We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and prosperity.
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If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
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A man generally has two reasons for doing a thing. One that sounds good, and a real one.
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I pay all my own bills... I want to choose the man. I do not permit men to choose me.
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We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.
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G.I. Joe has a heart and an attitude that feels right and familiar to me, so they could have ray guns, and they'd still feel more like real troops than many other franchises.
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Women artists are still treated differently from men.
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Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.
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The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again - and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife.
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Whenever we have thanked these men and women for what they have done for us, without exception they have expressed gratitude for having the chance to help - because they grew as they served.
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They're all fake belts. To be honest, I think real belt is Tony Ferguson's.
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I'm always looking for something that's real and that's got meat on it. I think it's artistic suicide if you're too vain, or if you're afraid to play ugly. I would never fall for that.
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For me, Bloodshot was the least appealing character that Valiant had. He was so cold.
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I was nearing the end of childhood when I started to pay real attention to jazz singers. Women excelled as jazz singers; they surpassed most of the men. Black women excelled as jazz singers; they surpassed most of the whites.
