María Concepción Balboa Buika (Concha Buika) Quotes
I was always the only black in the movie theater, the only black in class, the only black in the library, the only black in the discotheque. I always felt observed and judged.
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Thanks to aid, a distressing number of African leaders care little about what their citizens want or need - after all it's the reverse of the Boston tea-party - no representation without taxation.
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I used to have a sort of soft spot for Huckabee. He seemed to have a genuinely saintly streak, which caused him to defend illegal immigrants and give pardons to criminals who were perhaps a little less rehabilitated than he had imagined.
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I like to look at 'A Place in the Sun' every now and get inspired by it.
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I am not an angry guy. It's just the roles I do that impact my personality.
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I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.
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I've never had to pitch a movie to a studio. I usually just let people read the script, then I cast it. I always think pitching is for baseball.
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I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.
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Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle.
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Our country does not believe in the concept of your God and my God. We believe that all gods are one. We have different ways of accepting Him. All ways lead to Him.
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I think my parents see my life now as very conservative.
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I've covered the White House and been yelled at by presidents.
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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Most people who end up being successful have good grades, but it's orthogonal - there's no extra information than if they put together a website and have bunch of fans who love coming and seeing what they're doing.
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When you're getting old, obviously you try to put on the best cream, you have massages, you try to stay beautiful, but I think wrinkles can sometimes be more beautiful than having none.
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I'm very fortunate to have gotten past the cancer problem.
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A lot of my fans are young and hip and enjoy my pop album and know the lyrics to those songs as well, which is a real compliment to me.
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I will teach people not only how to identify their goals and dreams, but subsequently give them the tools to make those dreams a reality.
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Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?
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We know that listening to Black Veil Brides, wearing Black Veil Bride shirts, or being in Black Veil Brides isn't always the most popular thing in the world.
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I am black or white, I'll never be grey in my life.
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I was always the only black in the movie theater, the only black in class, the only black in the library, the only black in the discotheque. I always felt observed and judged.
