Curtis Mayfield Quotes
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I think my message goes out to the entire spectrum of political parties. I'm supported by the Tea Party, the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. I come from a Democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.
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The one characteristic of authentic power that most people overlook is humbleness. It is important for many reasons. A humble person walks in a friendly world. He or she sees friends everywhere he or she looks, wherever he or she goes, whomever he or she meets. His or her perception goes beyond the shell of appearance and into essence.
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Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.
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I'm less interested in how people are following each other and more interested in how they are following topics and tweets themselves. People are following more key words and concepts and more ideas and acting on those rather than individuals or organizations.
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Leonard Cohen has a way with words and with humor that remind me to lighten up, which I appreciate very much.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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I've had completely gray hair since, like, 30.
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Everyone wants me to be perfect, but I am so far from perfect!
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I look formidable.
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The surface is all you get of me.
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What's the most important thing in the world? It's love, and I look at that as an energy, not a sentiment.
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Since I became Secretary-General, five years ago, I have seen youth participate at the United Nations as never before.
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Contrary to what many Westerners believe, Islam has a rich tradition of secular painting in spite of its ban on images. It is only in religious rituals that the use of pictorial representation is totally prohibited.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in the personal sphere.
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Maybe there are logical reasons for a gay person not to have a great relationship with their parents - not because there's a parent who made him gay, but just because it may be difficult to understand everything.
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It's important to be active in the causes that are important to you... That's how we make changes in this world.
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I'm on Facebook anonymously. I wanted to see how people use it, what's going on there, but I personally didn't want to be on it because everybody in the world tries to get to you with scripts.
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What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope?
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In combat sports, personalities are what draw.
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There was no way that I wanted him to stop touching me, even for a few hours. My pulse thudded as I glanced across at the camp bed. I cleared my throat. "Wel...is there a reason we can't both take the bed? The sleeping bags zip together, don't they?" Alex stared at me without moving. "Would that be OK?" I asked, feeling nervous suddenly. The lantern light made his eyes look darker, his hair almost black. He started to smile, a grin spreading across his face. "Yes, that would be extremely OK.
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This nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth.
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The great thing about starting golf in your forties is that you can start golf in your forties. You can start other things in your forties but generally your wife makes you stop them, as Bill Clinton found out.
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Don't worry, if there is a hell below, we're all going to go.
