Mavis Staples Quotes

I won't wear rings and jewelry on the stage because I don't want you looking at my hands. I want you hearing what I'm saying.

Mavis Staples

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LookingSayingJewelryHandsYou

Being exposed to the enlisted Army was an eye-opener. I thought everyone was like me, but the enlisted Army is a constituency of the dispossessed.

John Gregory Dunne

MeThoughtArmyEveryoneBeingLike

I imagine I will spend my days traveling from country to country to visit our children, who I expect will live around the world.

Angelina Jolie

LiveChildrenWorldCountryWill

I started writing seriously when I was 18, wrote my first novel when I was 22, and I've never stopped writing since.

Sue Grafton

WritingSeriouslyNeverFirstNovel

I'm aware that as much as people like hearing and listening to my music, it's also very therapeutic for me to be able to express myself some way - how I'm feeling, how I'm thinking, and just saying what's in my heart and on my mind. I need to do that to maintain my sanity.

Little Simz

MusicHeartMyselfPeopleMindMe

iphone therefore I am.

Jason Silva

I AmiPhoneAmTherefore

I try not to become too regular an addict of any one subculture.

Jonathan Lethem

BecomeTryTooAnyRegularAddict

I have to be careful with surfing. It's still an addiction to me. It's all I want to do, and that's the big dilemma I have with it.

Chris Carter

MeWantAddictionBe CarefulBig

I love games. I honestly can't imagine working with any other medium. I guess it would be akin to an artist who's doing commercial art and then goes into education, but it really frees you up to do all other kinds of creative stuff.

Brenda Brathwaite

EducationLoveArtCreativeDoing

You shouldn't listen to my music for political messages.

Brad Paisley

MusicPoliticalYouListenMessages

You may come and go, but the real test is to see how long one can manage to stay in the game.

Armaan Malik

GameLongYouCome And GoGoTest

People will still recognize me and say, 'You'll shoot your eye out!'

Peter Billingsley

PeopleMeEyeYouSayWill

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.

Paulo Coelho

OpportunityMistakesPeopleWarrior

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