Marian Anderson Quotes
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Let us remember we are all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in equality under the law, basic respect for public order, and the right of peaceful protest.
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Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
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I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together.
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I taught Sandra Bullock when no one knew who she was. I talked her out of quitting. I put her in a showcase.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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If you're going to make a sequel to 'Sicario', you have to - you know, you've got to go beat a brand new path.
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I went from 118 pounds to 135 pounds in a few months. But, I still didn't know anything about food.
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I think I would like to have lived in the 1930s and worn beautiful bias cut dresses all the time.
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What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?
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Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.
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I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.
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I love baseball, and the door remains open.
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War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.
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The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.
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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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My father was overbearing. Very controlling. He was always the way he is, even before my success. He was not always a good person. He'd play mind games to make sure I knew my place. I don't see him, which is unfortunate. But I don't have any desire to see him. I vaguely know where he is, and I don't want to know.
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I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.
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There's nothing wrong with looking like a woman and going in the workplace and doing everything a man can do but looking 1,000 percent like a lady.
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No, I believe in the good will of the United States' administration.
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I think it's healthy to say, 'I'm 58 and, do you know what, this is what a 58-year-old woman looks like.'
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Then all of a sudden, Quentin Tarantino comes along and puts a song from 40 years ago in one of his films and they've suddenly discovered you. That was a real gift that Quentin gave me.
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It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt.
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The military people don't like it; the government probably doesn't like it, but the people should know what they're sending their young people into when they permit their governments to declare war and engage in war.
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You lose a lot of time, hating people.
