Charles B. Rangel (Charles Bernard Rangel) Quotes
By requiring all 30 million Americans age 18 to 25 to perform two years of national service, in the military or civilian life, we will be asking for a shared sacrifice from all American citizens.Charles B. Rangel
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If you think about it, you can have the best CGI, but you can always tell that it is CGI. Your brain can spot that is not real even though you think it looks cool. Your brain knows the truth, so you don't jump and you don't scream. It was very important for me to expose the audience to real elements.
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God surrounded me with people of faith, people of strong faith, people of power, spiritual power, and I saw little miracles happen in their lives. By it happening in their lives, I started believing it could happen to me.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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Surely it is time to examine into the meaning of words and the nature of things, and to arrive at simple facts, not received upon the dictum of learned authorities, but upon attentive personal observation of what is passing around us.
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Cultures, along with the religions that shape and nurture them, are value systems, sets of traditions and habits clustered around one or several languages, producing meaning: for the self, for the here and now, for the community, for life.
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Power might feel tasty and good in the moment, but it will never be satisfying, never fill you up. Yep, no matter how much power you get, you will always feel empty. You just keep wanting more and more power.
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Greek yogurt with some olive oil stirred in can transform many dishes.
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We pay when old for the excesses of youth.
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As a player, you just want to focus on controlling the controllables.
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God has just given me such an amazing journey and able to play; it's been so much fun. I'm having a blast!
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I don't like to meddle in my private affairs.
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My family and friends were definitely the key to my recovery. One thing that I do suggest is that anyone dealing with a life-threatening illness like cancer choose a point person for people to call to find out how you are doing - a sister, brother, mother, father, daughter, son, or close friend.
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People come up to me and tell me how I changed their life and I've inspired them. And they tell me their stories, and that keeps me going.
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If I lift any weights, I do it more for explosion, but I really use my body weight to build up muscle and strength.
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Usually, someone who's in a show gets me a ticket. I feel cornered. I can't walk out if I don't like it.
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Families don't make projects for five years, they make projects for generations.
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The funny thing is, I really feel it if I don't run. I start getting sluggish, and I feel like I need to do it. That's how I know that the workouts are working - I miss them if I don't have them.
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I have done one thing that I think is a contribution: I helped Buddhist science and modern science combine. No other Buddhist has done that. Other lamas, I don't think they ever pay attention to modern science. Since my childhood, I have a keen interest.
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Most of us live in a fog. It's like life is a movie we arrived to 20 minutes late. You know something important seems to be going on. But we can't figure out the story. We don't know what part we're supposed to play or what the plot is.
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I really like people and I keep friendships. I have people from all parts of my life.
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A universal voucher program would change the face of poverty in this country.
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You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.
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By requiring all 30 million Americans age 18 to 25 to perform two years of national service, in the military or civilian life, we will be asking for a shared sacrifice from all American citizens.
Charles B. Rangel
