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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But the fact that same-sex marriage is still an issue is insane. Thinking love knows a sex is ridiculous.
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I do yoga; I'm pretty dedicated.
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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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Somewhere there is a message in the protest of the man who said, "You can't tell me that worry doesn't help. The things I worry about never happen."
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Give ordinary folk the chance to buy the same things as rich people.
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Running with others can help get you out when you might otherwise blow it off.
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Your thoughts really, truly shape everything in your life that you feel and experience.
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There's nothing special about me. Nothing has come easy.
