Clark Durant Quotes
I'm for innovation and a commitment to a rising tide that lifts all boats for all Americans.
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I went to Floridita on Wardour Street when I was 18. All I could afford was pumpkin soup and a glass of champagne, but it was worth it.
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We have to challenge the whole idea that it's acceptable for a society like Britain to have such a significant number of people who do not work one day of the week and don't have any possibility of improving the quality of their lives.
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More than anything for me, making music is about taking nothing and making something.
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The chasm between rich and poor is becoming larger, and I think it's interesting terrain to talk about and expose.
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Just try to get the puck and make plays, not so much worry about scoring or getting an assist or points, just try to get it and make plays. That should take care of itself.
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The greatest responsibility of the planner and architect, I believe, is the protection and development of our habitat.
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There were so many groups that I had in college, but I was always the solo singer. But what made it so unusual back in the day was that I was a black girl playing with all these white musicians, and I was also singing rock music on top of it.
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I have no privacy anymore.
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
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The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
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Know your priorities and identify the five powerful action steps that you intend to take to move your initiatives forward each day. If you go to a tree with an ax and take five whacks at the tree every day, it doesn't matter if it's an oak or a redwood; eventually, the tree has to fall down.
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Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.
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Today in Saudi, women are either at the mercy of their husbands or at the mercy of judges who tend to side with the husbands. The only circumstance that a woman can ask for a divorce or a 'khali' is when her husband is in total agreement with her or if she comes from a very powerful family who decide to back her up.
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To me, a cat is an easy pet, they don't need any spoiling or looking after.
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I started out really making music in my dorm room, and it wasn't really producing or anything like that; it was you making something.
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I don't feel that no big stone should be put over my head, saying he did this, he did that. Unless there's something that I really did do. I believe I'm just ordinary. And I'd like for people to think of me that way, as just a guy that tried. Wanted to be loved by other people because he loved people.
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I can't dance.
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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
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There are places I want to visit where if I'm wearing a baseball cap and some sunglasses I think I can get away with and mingle in a crowd.
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I have never played anything live - except for a few special occasions - from 'Fish Out of Water.'
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I'll take any risk there is.
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The New York City Ballet is always about the realm of possibilities, the realm of what the human body can do, what the human spirit can do. And it's about listening, it's about listening to remarkable music and how we respond to that.
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Love is pretty much a decision anyway. Just like happiness. You can decide to either love someone or not, be happy or not. The rest is just commitment to the idea.
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I'm for innovation and a commitment to a rising tide that lifts all boats for all Americans.
