Miriam Makeba Quotes

And why is our music called world music? I think people are being polite. What they want to say is that it's third world music. Like they use to call us under developed countries, now it has changed to developing countries, it's much more polite.

Miriam Makeba

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MusicPeopleWorldThinkSayWant

I'm really happy in my life.

Melissa McCarthy

LifeHappyMy LifeReally

I was a different kind of player as a kid and didn't do too much shouting and screaming. If things didn't go my way, I tended to get a bit overwhelmed. All I wanted to do was cry on my mom's shoulder. I didn't know how to handle defeat in front of a crowd, and I didn't want to be the loser.

John McEnroe

MomLoserToo MuchDefeatKnowKind

What I learned most from my father wasn't anything he said; it was just the way he behaved. He loved his work so much that, whenever he came on set, he brought that with him, and other people rose to it.

Jeff Bridges

WorkFatherPeopleRoseLovedSaid

I appreciate very much being injury-free.

Steffi Graf

AppreciateBeingMuchVery

Our war cries opened the deaf ears of the almighty government and its accomplices.

Subcomandante Marcos

GovernmentWarDeafEarsOurCries

I think there's something about studying a book which will kill it if you're not careful.

Michael Morpurgo

BookThinkYouWillStudyingAbout

I'm not a 'big picture' sort of guy. I prefer making small improvements each day.

Luke Donald

DaySmallPictureBig PictureBig

Funny is a good foil. Humor is illuminating, and it also gives you power.

Josh Tillman

FunnyGoodPowerHumorYouFoil

We have no middle ground, no foggy gray area where we can sin a little without suffering spiritual decline. That is why we must repent and come to Christ daily on submissive knees so that we can prevent our bonfires of testimony from being snuffed out by sin.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

DailySpiritualSufferingSinWhy

I mean, there's no arguing. There is no anything. There is no beating around the bush. 'You're fired' is a very strong term.

Donald Trump

StrongYouMeanAnythingArguing

Whenever there's heavy-duty emotional work to be done, they call me. As for playing the completely off-the-wall, sexy, gorgeous lady that I am - no, they don't think of me.

Bonnie Bedelia

WorkI AmMeThinkSexyLady

A mathematical proof is beautiful, but when you're finished, it's really only about one thing. A story can be about many things.

Bonnie Jo Campbell

BeautifulStoryYouThingsOne Thing

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