Marian Wright Edelman Quotes
Character, self-discipline, determination, attitude and service are the substance of life.
Quotes to Explore
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I get paid to do what I enjoy, not that common a condition.
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The realities are, there are - you can be entertaining and you can be fun, and you can say things that actually appeal to people. You still have to figure out a way to get to 270 electoral votes. Get votes in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats; I am only surprised that all do not.
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One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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'Lost' is about a bunch of people stranded on an island. It's compelling, but kind of tiny. But what sustains you are the characters.
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I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points.
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I need this wild life, this freedom.
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If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. You're suddenly hip.
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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Touring helped me understand where I needed to be better in my music.
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The first aspect of a business that you need to make it work well is money. Once the money aspect is flowing, you can freely work on other aspects.
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Greek yogurt with some olive oil stirred in can transform many dishes.
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When we think back at our youth, we always remember the feeling of freedom... that you actually believe in the world. Even if it goes well for you in life, you can never attain that freedom in your imagination of what you think life could be. We are tainted.
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Deciding to write a novel about something - as opposed to finding you are writing a novel around something - sounds to me like a good evocation of writer's block.
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Happiness to me is simply not being unhappy.
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I'm an incredibly intelligent, insightful human being.
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I've eaten weird things through the course of my life. I've eaten wild game, I've eaten possum - possum's no good.
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Character, self-discipline, determination, attitude and service are the substance of life.
