Elgin Baylor Lumpkin (Ginuwine) Quotes
You could have a kid that is going to get in trouble a little bit, and you can teach them as much as you can, and hopefully they'll go the right way.
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In terms of achievement, the pride is very important to me. It keeps me going every day. The money is always second to me.
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Most of the time, the lyrics are kind of like my secret messages to my friends or my boyfriend or my mom or my dad. I would never tell them that these songs are about them or which specific lyric is about somebody. Often, when I sit down to write a lyric, it is in the heat of the moment, and something has just happened.
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If you have a great-sounding guitar that's a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar talk, that's the key. It starts with the guitar and knowing what it should sound and feel like.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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My parents were very volatile but very loving. My father would get jealous if my mother looked at somebody. I used to be insanely jealous. It comes out of insecurity. It can come and go, but you get to the point in life where you don't have this raging jealousy and protectiveness about your world.
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The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
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But I had a very traditional background as well. My parents are neat people.
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The U.S. government has known since the early 1990s about Soviet-era smallpox weapons, and collected circumstantial evidence of programs elsewhere.
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I thought I had gotten second, but I didn't, so I was really happy.
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As soon as I have got flying to perfection, I have got a scheme about a steam engine.
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I don't want to write, I'd rather draw.
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Texas has no income tax, which is a big draw for corporate executives who do business there. But it's hardly tax-free. The property taxes are high for a Southern state. The sales taxes are high. One study found that the bottom 20 percent of the Texas population pays 12 percent of its income in state and local taxes.
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My swing is no uglier than Arnold Palmer's, and it's the same ugly swing every time.
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I try not to brand myself 'weird' any more because it sticks.
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The beginning is always today.
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I was asked by an editor to consider writing something about an American inventor. I asked him if he knew who invented the computer. He said he didn't. In that case, I told him, I should write a book about John Vincent Atanasoff.
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Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
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I am such a pessimist that every project has surpassed what I envisioned.
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Avocados have a creamy texture, making them a healthier replacement for ingredients like butter and mayo in recipes, though they do contain a surprisingly large amount of fat - a whopping 30 grams per medium-sized avocado.
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If I can't be fishing or hunting, I want to be in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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My generation was born to work with social media - it's a natural part of our communication with the world.
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My father passed away when I was very young, so I was head of household for a very long time. Whether it came to cooking food or having to braid hair to get kids out of the door for school, I've been one that has - with the help of my mother - has been a father figure for a lot of young ladies.
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You could have a kid that is going to get in trouble a little bit, and you can teach them as much as you can, and hopefully they'll go the right way.
