Alveda King Quotes

My mother wanted to abort me, and that was basically a family secret. My grandfather stopped her and said that he had a dream and saw me perfectly. He was a prophetic dreamer, like Martin.

Alveda King

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FamilyMotherMeDreamerDreamSaid

Fashion is like a four-legged table: you need a good designer, a very good business manager, a good manufacturer, and a very good distributor. Without all the legs, table collapses.

John Rocha

GoodBusinessFashionYouTable

I actually had a movie green lit at Disney the same week 'Burlesque' was green lit - a movie for Disney called 'Mash-Up', about a high school marching band.

Steve Antin

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You could probably ask anyone who loves Fincher films, and they couldn't answer why.

Stellan Skarsgard

YouWhyAskAnswerWhoAnyone

One of the things that people complain about is loneliness, disconnectedness. If you live in a society where your life is rarely threatened and most of your relationships are more on an economic exchange basis, then this could leave people feeling less connected.

Steven Pinker

LifeLiveLonelinessPeopleSociety

I do come alive in front of a camera. The first video I ever made was a formative moment for me.

Roisin Murphy

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Someone who's asking questions of the clergy, that he doesn't have the answers to, I think that's a universal predicament.

Michael Stuhlbarg

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There are two types of Chinese growing up in America. One is the kind that does really well in school, with thick, thick glasses. And the other is involved with the gangs.

Donnie Yen

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The NFL is a performance-based business, so you should have to perform to earn some of your money. At the same time, I realize that my success isn't just because of what I do out there.

Colin Kaepernick

SuccessBusinessTimeMoneyYouOut

When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before.

Brian McKnight

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When I joined the music scene, a lot of big-ticket singers were not getting good work... It was a lean phase.

Arijit Singh

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My tattoo is a phoenix. I got the first when I was 16. I hid it for years.

Ashley Scott

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I'm quite a disciplinarian: I can be a shouter. But I can be a very demonstrative kisser and hugger.

Martin Freeman

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