Mavis Staples Quotes

I've got to sing for Pops; I've got to keep my father's legacy alive because he started all of this. So I started calling people, and nobody would give me a chance, but I didn't let that stop me. I took money out the bank and I started making me a record, and I did it in this guy's basement.

Mavis Staples

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FatherMoneyPeopleMeLegacyStop

After a while, no matter how much you love any pop song, you're going to get tired of it. That's the way it is with any entertainment. It's good when you first hear it or see it, you like it for a while, then it gets old. It gets chewed up and spit out and it's done.

Joe Perry

LoveGoodTiredSongYouDone

I love lips, so I wanted to make the most lightweight liquid-to-matte lipstick on the market!

Jeffree Star

LoveLipsLipstickMarketMakeMost

When I was superintendent of Denver Public Schools, I saw the potential of some of our best and brightest students cut short, punished for the actions of others - kids who had grown up and done well in our school system, and kids who know no other home but America. This is unacceptable.

Michael Bennet

HomeBestSchoolPotentialShort

I have nothing to prove to anyone.

Alvaro Morata

NothingProveAnyone

I would suggest always getting behind a company that shares your goals, whom you have access to the people who run it and who truly care about the world. This way we steer the ship together and many fears can be let go of.

Liz Parrish

GoalsTogetherPeopleWorldShipGo

There's no way to escape the culture that has evolved, from which we ourselves have evolved. Naturally, we stress it, break it up, reassemble it to suit our own needs. But it is there - a source of vital strength.

Wole Soyinka

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Who on earth is going to use 'utilize' in a text message, a whopping seven characters including the always-hard-to-type 'z,' when you can say the exact same thing in three characters? I can't think of a sentence in which 'use' can't replace 'utilize.'

Susan Orlean

ThinkYouEarthThreeSaySame

Beyonce knows what looks good on her and what doesn't. She likes fitted dresses. They flatter her curvy figure. Baggy tops don't work. But for everyday wear, she really prefers jeans and a fitted jacket.

Tina Knowles

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I enjoy being a role model for kids.

Tim Howard

EnjoyRole ModelBeingRoleKids

I've seen some of James Cameron's work, and I've got to go 3D.

Ridley Scott

WorkGoSeenGotSomeJames

Ensure that your script is watertight. If it's not on the page, it will never magically appear on the screen.

Richard E. Grant

PageWillNeverScreenYourScript

Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Moses

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