Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (Coolio) Quotes
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During the nineteenth century, men died believing in the cause of royalty or republicanism. In reality, much of their sacrifice was rendered on the altar of the new nationalism.
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I was in a mountain biking accident and broke my sternum about three months before my unit was supposed to deploy to Iraq, and it's such a close-knit community that the idea of not getting to go is hugely jarring, so I tried to get put back in training and wound up injuring it worse.
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The difference between being a victim and a survivor is often a low level of situational awareness. You can't be a super-spy, watchful and paranoid every day. But I am more watchful than the average American.
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Cherish your human connections - your relationships with friends and family.
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I could see flames from the windows of my chambers. For the next three or four days we had major rioting here in Washington and I stayed at the court day and night.
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Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don't draft people; it's not jury duty.
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If you make - not have - $1 million a year, should you not participate in the sense of community of our country? I'm willing to put that on the table.
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On the tech side, little start-ups can do something magnificent. They don't need too much in terms of plants and infrastructure.
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I am just a quiet reclusive person who has managed to hang around for a while.
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Yeah, you know, I'm always into cassette. At least they seem to be the longest-lasting medium we used to have. I don't play cassettes much anymore, but I play records all the time.
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Sea spaghetti looks like dark fettuccine and has a similar texture - you can get it in health food stores or online.
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Can't even see without my vintage Versace frames. I don't go nowhere without them on. I can't even live without them. Every time I throw them on, I see all the haters, and I see where the money at.
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There is something enormously compelling about Fran Cutler. She is a thrilling bundle of energy and enthusiasm.
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I was a perfectionist in gymnastics.
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I set the bar high because I don't want to do just any other show just to keep working. I want to do something special that means something to people and speaks to them. Those kinds of opportunities don't come along all the time!
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Florida is one of the first states that sort of gives the legislature a very clear criteria for re-drawing electoral district maps. Basically, all the criteria do is tell the legislators that you can't draw a seat that helps yourself or a political party. That's really critical.
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I've always been seen as the underdog in everything I've ever done in my life, and it doesn't bother me in the slightest. The lessons have just made me stronger.
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I would like people to know me for who I am, especially since I think people have a very skewed image of me. I was playing a lot of cute characters, a lot of little girls; I was objectified. And I don't want people to think of me as that because it's not who I am, and because I've seen a lot of hostility towards that image.
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Feminism rotates between backlash and interest. And the cool thing about the Internet is that it's allowing women more access to their own history. Part of the problem before the Internet was that we didn't know which books to read. Someone had to tell you.
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The most powerful times in our lives can be the time between times, or life's transitions that give us the opportunity to choose.
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I like the look of frogs, and their outlook, and especially the way they get together in wet places on warm nights and sing about sex.
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It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.
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That's what life is all about: remembering someone and smiling!
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'Shaka' is my catchphrase. Emeril got 'bam,' I got 'Shaka.'
