Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel (Seal) Quotes
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I have the sensation of doing something good for people, more than being a trendy artist or a successful artist.
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There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point that we are prepared to live in the presence of the Savior. And there can be blessings in the burdens we bear. As a result of these struggles, our souls are stretched and our spirits are strengthened. Our character becomes more Christlike as we are tried and tested.
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Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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I do admit to being slightly in love with Christopher Walken.
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Los Angeles can be a really sad city.
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I was never a big-company type of person, and my ideal job was to be self-employed. The ironic thing is you work a lot harder for yourself than you do for anybody else.
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I think it's fascinating to look at a world that an author has created that has sort of stemmed from the world now, and usually dystopian books point out something about our current world and exaggerates a tendency or a belief.
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I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
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The cure for admiring the House of Lords is to go and look at it.
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With a genre like film noir, everyone has these assumptions and expectations. And once all of those things are in place, that's when you can really start to twist it about and mess around with it.
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I don't believe in God.
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I just want fiction to remain a vital force for entertainment and not just for contemplation. Both things can exist.
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The keener the want the lustier the growth.
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I won't say I am a strict mother, but discipline is important. Timing and routine are important for kids.
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To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.
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You need three things to win: discipline, hard work and, before everything maybe, commitment. No one will make it without those three. Sport teaches you that.
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Paris is mostly retired people - I love it, and it's a beautiful city, but it's quite slow.
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Cooking is for chefs. Science informs us and lets us cook while knowing what we are doing, but it is not a replacement for the skills of a chef.
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Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn't hit home runs. So I gave up reading.
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My philosophy from day one is that I can sleep better at night if I can improve an individual's knowledge about food and wine, and do it on a daily basis.
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The difference between those who do and those who don't is that those who don't believe it when they are told they can't.
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I'm just as insufferable and useless as every other dad is. The dynamic never changes, no matter what you do for a living.
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The good news is you can get a lot of information off the Internet for free and in a hurry. But I think the breaking up of the media, which is otherwise kind of healthy, has contributed to less actual reporting and a louder, more contentious, more divisive public discourse, highlighting conflict, sometimes falsely.
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The arrival of any child brings you a lot of happiness.
