Akiva ben Joseph Quotes
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The man whose life is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative. He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself.
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I grew up in uptown Jamaica; I went to a rich school. I was raised by my mother and my stepfather; they made sure education came before anything. I had a good childhood, grew up spending time with my bigger brothers and sisters. My people are good people. I was exposed to a lot of different kinds of people and culture.
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There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.
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I never predicted that I'd be a comedian, but it was something that came so naturally to me. I just felt good doing it.
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The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.
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I was an idiot in terms of career-building, but I had a great time.
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The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age.
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I am lucky enough to be married to a personal trainer. He's able to whip me into shape pretty quickly.
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It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves.
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Once the bear's hug has got you, it is apt to be for keeps.
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The general market wants what I do.
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Virgin America flyers tend to be more likely to be using a mobile device and tapping social networks - even at 35,000 feet.
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I started off as a 'Star Trek' fan, and to be able to work on the series was a great honor.
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There's such a stereotype about men and women. Obviously, people think men are faster and stronger and all these other things, and I don't want people to get sucked into that anymore. I want them to realize that the women are out here and doing just as awesome things. They can be just as great, too.
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When I was 17, I decided I was going to leave home.
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I've always been really inspired by watching top athletes putting in peak performances.
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When I was 7 and went to the zoo with my second-grade class, I saw chimpanzee eyes for the first time - the eyes of an unhappy animal, all alone, locked in a bare, concrete-floored, iron-barred cage in one of the nastier, old-fashioned zoos. I remember looking at the chimp, then looking away.
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I'll need every ounce that I have to drive it through. Film and TV require that energy. Sometimes fight scenes can be pretty intense. When I was shooting 'Heaven' it was truly guerrilla film-making.
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I can't stop staring at my beautiful new baby.
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I don't want to sound like Ross; I don't want to sound like Puff. I want to make my own music: French Montana.
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Jesus has said "Come, blessed of my Father, take the seat in the kingdom prepared for you, because I was hungry you gave me food, I was thirsty you have me drink, I was naked you clothed me, I was homeless you took me home and I was sick you visited me." And we are just doing that.
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Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance.
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Change occurs slowly. Very often a legal change might take place but the cultural shift required to really accept its spirit lingers in the wings for decades.
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Jesting and levity accustom a man to lewdness.
