Mavis Staples Quotes

Pops always taught us that family is the strongest unit in the world. If you stick with your family, nobody can break you, nobody can harm you. You'll always have your family.

Mavis Staples

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FamilyWorldYouNobodyAlwaysUs

Well, I'm a big believer in 'never say never.'

Jim Parsons

SayNeverBigNever Say NeverWell

Storytelling was a way to see the world bigger than the one you were looking at, and that had great appeal for me. I think, since that was part of my upbringing, it became part of me, and I wanted to pass it along to my kids and my grandkids.

Robert Redford

GreatMeWorldLookingThinkYou

I've turned my guest house into this little studio, and we have actors come over and do readings.

Jeff Goldblum

HouseOverLittleGuestComeStudio

I'm an American. I'm for prosperity. I've discovered, from 40 years of reporting, that what creates prosperity is limited government.

John Stossel

GovernmentAmericanProsperityYears

A few years ago, I got to a point where I realised that the only way you can tell someone's age is how they live their life. The candles on the cake mean absolutely nothing.

Rob Lowe

LifeLiveAgeCakeSomeoneYou

I don't go to premieres I'm not involved in.

Domhnall Gleeson

GoInvolved

When I first signed on to play Tommen, I started speculating about when he was going to die. I sort of knew he wouldn't be the last one on the throne, but Tommen doesn't really deserve to have his throat slit or his stomach jabbed. In a way, Tommen died the way he was - it was a peaceful death.

Dean-Charles Chapman

DeathDiePeacefulPlayWayDeserve

Like lycanthropy, the nerd gene can skip a generation. My maternal grandfather was a technophile.

Chris Hardwick

GenerationGrandfatherLikeNerd

I remember Agassi playing Federer in Basel, Switzerland in 1998, and Andre was already saying at that time that Federer would be tough. Usually at the time players are 17, you can see if they will be great.

Brad Gilbert

GreatTimeSayingToughRemember

I get on well with everybody. I've always been like that.

Anthony Martial

AlwaysWellGetBeenLikeEverybody

In the language of poetry, where every word is weighed, nothing is usual or normal. Not a single stone and not a single cloud above it. Not a single day and not a single night after it. And above all, not a single existence, not anyone's existence in this world.

Wislawa Szymborska

DayPoetryWorldNightLanguage

I'm all about people that appreciate, that are grateful, that smile, that have a sense of humour - the dirtier the laugh, the better- that's my kind of vibe... and I hope that's the kind of thing that I attract.

Poppy Delevingne

SmileHopeGratefulPeopleBetter

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