Yance Ford Quotes
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There is total unanimity that the most serious threat facing the United States and Israel is a nuclear-armed Iran.
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In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
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Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.
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In fighting, you're not going 200 mph, but there's obviously danger in the sport. If you're a fighter or a NASCAR driver, you're obviously an adrenaline junkie. Both also take a lot of skill.
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I think I've always been somebody to break rules.
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From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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I think I'm very curious about other people. I like to sit and eavesdrop, you know.
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The path of social advancement is, and must be, strewn with broken friendships.
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I still have the dress I wore on the first date with my husband, which was more than 66 years ago. I still have it, and it still fits.
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I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I'm proud of, but something I learned from.
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Health care should be affordable for everyone.
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I'm from Long Beach - not the best area in the world - and I had a lot of ghetto friends growing up.
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During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.
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I don't think I've ever not had a dark side. But one of the wonderful reasons why you go into this business is that half your life you live in a fantasy, which is somebody else's life. It's actually a great release because you're not having to deal with the itty-bitty bits of life.
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I think there's a time to be private and a time to be public, and I think that companies like Facebook and Groupon are basically transformational companies. You don't come across them very often, and I'm pretty sure that they can continue to grow for a long time even being public.
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Choosing a spouse with religion in mind is not always a mistake, especially if your heritage and your faith are important parts of who you are. The trick is, as always, to recognize a good thing when you see it - and never mistake the bad for something more.
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I had no plan to write a western novel, and when I realized it was happening, I was pretty surprised by it. But you have to go with what feels right.
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I starred in a Broadway play that was Sidney Poitier's first directing job and the cast was Lou Gossett, Cicely Tyson, Diana Ladd and I played a Jewish kid who offered himself as a slave to two Columbia University students as reparations.
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Not even analysis, by itself, can transform you. You must still do the changing yourself.
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Perils as well as privileges attend the higher Christian life. The nearer we come to God, the thicker the hosts of darkness in heavenly places. Aggressive Christianity is the world's greatest need.
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The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly deceived.
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Stepping back into theatre, a childhood dream, I always felt like I would be onstage. I hadn't imagined myself in a composer role... I find it so satisfying to be behind the scenes and writing the music and watching it elevated and characterized by different voices than my own. It's so exciting.
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I have been gender-nonconforming my entire life.
