Janet Jackson Quotes
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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Businesses fail when they over-invest in what is at the expense of what could be.
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You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.
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Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.
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I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
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Rarely in broadcasting history has so much been riding on the whimsical flick of a few thousand wrists.
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I crave attention and adventure.
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It's good to be busy on a film set because there is a lot of sitting around, so if you've got two roles to play at one time, then that's great to do.
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I still have a young attitude.
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In novels, and American novels in particular, it's not just about redemption, it's about forward movement and healing oneself. Americans are very big on getting better.
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I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.
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I feel like every word I say now, I can really inspire people.
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The first week Banks was with us, we knew he was going to be a star.
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It's tricky, performing the show live. Because when you're in a big auditorium, in front of 700 people, the natural tendency is to want to talk louder. You want to project.
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Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.
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I feel lucky that I get to read and publish stories that are not necessarily overtly horror in 'Best Horror of the Year.'
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When a boy finds someone who takes an interest in him, he responds and follows.
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Strength of our culture to some extent has compensated the lack of formal education. That is how people could vote wisely in these massive elections. After all, it was the ordinary, illiterate people who exercised the votes in the general elections we have had. And they seem to have voted with sufficient knowledge of affairs, of their interests, and this is remarkable indeed. But that is no substitute for education, and we have to have a full formal education for all our people and what I find sad is that it is an eminently practicable thing to do; in a matter of 5 years, India could be made literate.
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And the lesson was this; sit in the sun, head down, within a prickly vine, in a flickery light, or open light, and the world will come to you. The sky will come in its time, bringing rain, and the earth will rise through you, from beneath, and make you rich and make you full.
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To a world sick with racism, get well soon.
