Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. ~Nnamdi Azikiwe
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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We can't afford as a nation; not because of money but because of our social fabric; to have large numbers of people who are not working. ~Donna Shalala
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My father's family came from Virginia and Philadelphia. He wasn't a brother who talked a lot. He was a workingman, a quiet, blue-collar dude. ~Ice T
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It's hard to say that my twenties were the most miserable time in my life or that my first wife drove me crazy or that I hated the job that I had. You can say all of those things. But for the most part, people manage to have a good time when they're that age. ~Frank Stella
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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God does not change; and neither does His love. He loved you before you were born. He loves you now; and He will love you forever. ~Billy Graham
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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ~Abraham Maslow
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The best thing a girl can be is a good wife and mother. It is a girl's highest calling. I hope I am ready. ~Nancy E. Turner
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Nobody is healthy in London, nobody can be. ~Jane Austen
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I am very pleased to be involved with the Daniel Pearl Music Days committee because its message resonates with me on a very personal level, My own career is an example of the universal power of music, especially the power of Hip Hop, to bring people of different backgrounds together for a common purpose. I hope that my commitment to the Daniel Pearl Music Days committee will encourage all music lovers, both amateurs and professionals - to get involved with the Music Days performance network and contribute to the "Harmony For Humanity" e-Stage. ~Russell Simmons
#quotes #russell-simmons #music

I admit that, my wife is outspoken, but by whom? ~Sam Levenson
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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If you weren't pretty, it wouldn't matter what you said or didn't say. That's why you're getting this attention. ~Miesha Tate
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You are playing worse and worse every day and right now you are playing like it's next month. ~Herb Brooks
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Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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I love emotion. I love being in love. And showing that on screen. I think it's wonderful. ~Dennis Haysbert
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There have been a couple of jobs I have done without thinking, without being engaged, and they just stink. ~Clancy Brown
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The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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I don't debate with liars. ~Evo Morales
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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