Rodney Atkins Quotes
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I don't like the idea of spirituality done the way it's done. The only way I could understand it was through creativity, not by going to an Ashram, or finding a guru or joining a temple. I made work out of it.
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A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.
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There were five children in my family, and arguing was how we used to entertain ourselves.
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I'm not super, super religious. If this is okay to say, I'm more culturally Jewish.
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With any character I have played, there's infinite possibilities for how they might behave, depending on who they are talking to or how they react to things.
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OS X is sweet: it's simple and intuitive, and I think GNOME shares a lot of values with it.
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It's true I always like to mix femininity and something a bit masculine. It's the reason I love skirts with high heels and tights, and no handbag because I love having my hands in my pockets.
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We live in bodies that are fearfully and wonderfully made, yet they are not immune to illness and pain. We have hearts that are capable of experiencing great love, but sometimes they get broken.
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In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently.
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When I was 17, I had an experience that I later learned could be called a 'mystical experience.' It was almost violent. No faces, voices, nothing like that. It is like the world burst and flamed into life all around me. That is not a great image, but it is as good as I will ever do.
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I've triumphed over addiction.
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A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
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I love vintage cars because you can do so much more to them.
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I do a lot of American plays. I've done a lot of Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and Neil Simon. I was in 'Sisters Rosensweig,' 'Six Degrees of Separation,' all of that stuff. So we're very familiar with America. I did 400 performances of 'Born Yesterday.' I did 700 performances of 'They're Playing Our Song.'
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It's OK to have a plan, to invest in your future - for your financial security, your love life, your personal fulfillment, and even your happiness. To have personal happiness as a stated goal doesn't detract from it if you get there.
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Contempt is the only asymmetrical expression in the muscular facial system: Disgust, fear, happiness, surprise and anger typically express themselves symmetrically. Contempt is marked by one lip corner pulled up and in a dismissive sneer.
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I felt uneasy, but sometimes, like I said before, I believed in Col. North and there was a very solid and very valid reason that he must have been doing this.
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No religion is responsible for terrorism - people are responsible for violence and terrorism.
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Science in textbooks is not fun. But if you start doing science yourself, you will find delight.
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Financially, I'm fine. But it's good to work. I'm not capable of doing nothing.
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We started out covering income inequality in the magazine Mother Jones, but that ongoing body of work positioned - and sourced - us well to put both Occupy and the 47 percent in context.
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America's history is exemplified in the efforts of the men and women who died for our country. The one thing that they all have in common is their selfless love for our nation and their courage to stand up to protect and defend it. They raised their gaze in the face of conflict, believed in what America could be, and pushed forward.
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Some people pray to their guides and feel let down by their guides when they go through a challenge in life.
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There's nothing special about me. Nothing has come easy.
