Ruben Studdard Quotes

My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.

Ruben Studdard

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MotherYourselfPeopleMeOpinion

Sixteen years as a freelance features journalist taught me that neither the absence of 'the Muse' nor the presence of 'the block' should be allowed to hinder the orderly progress of a book.

Jim Crace

ProgressMeBookMusePresence

The idea of getting old is horrific, but I don't want to make it worse by becoming a grotesque caricature. A lot of people have made that mistake of trying so hard to hang on to their looks that they make themselves look really scary.

Jerry Hall

MistakePeopleTryingLookLooks

Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.

Robert H. Schuller

DecisionWaitingImpossibleTough

When I want to understand a problem, I want to understand it from the ground level.

Matthew Desmond

ProblemWantUnderstandGroundLevel

My attempt has been really to, beyond making a record of contemporary life, which is what you inevitably do, is trying to make beautiful books - books that are in some way beautiful, that are models of how to use the language, models of honest feeling, models of care.

John Updike

LifeBeautifulCareLanguageYou

I said to myself, where are we living? In the United States of America where you're innocent until proven guilty, or Nazi Germany with the Gestapo calling?

Tommy Bond

MyselfAmericaYouGuiltyLiving

I started in the lowest league in baseball, and I worked my way all the way up to Triple A and then to the big leagues. I never reached the level that I thought I would reach as a player. But that's the way it goes. So then I started from the bottom as a manager, and I worked my way up to managing the Dodgers for 20 years.

Tommy Lasorda

BaseballThoughtReachManagerWay

My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us - where do we go from here? Do we move slowly and incrementally? Or do we seize the challenge of our time and tackle the great issues of our day.

Tom Vilsack

HistoryGreatTimeChallengeDayGo

There are directors who, their direction is high, but then when you challenge it, it crumbles. They can't back up what they're asking.

Michael Pitt

ChallengeDirectionYouBackBack Up

Even when I was very depressed, I could hold on to something. It seems that I have always had that streak of gold that I could hold on to.

Michael Schenker

GoldAlwaysHoldSomethingSeems

Getting the support of Syria is the moral equivalent of winning the Klan's endorsement - it might be useful but it doesn't necessarily speak well of you.

Jonah Goldberg

SupportWinningSpeakYouMoral

Asking the government to help you for short periods of time is different than asking the government to take care of you for the rest of your life.

Donna Shalala

LifeTimeGovernmentRestCareHelp

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