Miriam Makeba Quotes

It is very much the theme of our President, President Thabo Mbeki, whose passion is for Africa to work together, and for Africans to get up and do things for us. We are trying as women to do things for ourselves.

Miriam Makeba

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WorkWomenPassionTogetherTrying

I suck at golf and a variety of other things I go out and do with my friends.

Jimmie Johnson

GolfFriendsGoOutThingsVariety

Some of the best comedies now are led by women who are very involved: 'Parks and Recreation.' 'Veep's' incredible. I love 'Girls.'

Jessica Williams

LoveWomenBestNowRecreationWho

To win a major tournament you have to face the top teams at some point, but if you avoid those at the beginning then you can win games and build confidence. I think the key is just to get off to a good start.

Jermain Defoe

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I don't know about any others, but coaching basketball is the only thing I can do.

Jeff Van Gundy

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When people align around shared political, social, economic or environmental values, and take collective action, thinking and behavior that compromises the lives of millions of people around the world can truly change.

Simon Mainwaring

ChangePeopleEnvironmentalWorld

Thanks to modern technology, we now can deliver every text in every research library to every citizen in our country, and to everyone in the world. If we fail to do so, we are not living up to our civic duty.

Robert Darnton

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To be a good improviser, you have to study composition as a parallel. Because what improvisation is, on a high level, is spontaneous composition.

Roscoe Mitchell

GoodYouSpontaneousStudyHigh

I'm all in favor of the FTC investigating companies when it believes there is proper cause to do so. An investigation, however, can lead to political pressure to bring a case, even if such a case is unwarranted.

Marvin Ammori

PressurePoliticalLeadBringFavor

You don't grow up naive in Africa.

Claire Denis

GrowYouAfricaGrow UpNaiveUp

America Held Hostage won 24 Emmys for ABC News, but someone forgot to include my name on the list of people responsible for the show.

Pierre Salinger

PeopleNameAmericaSomeoneNews

I've found a lot of the thinking in America is that a lot of people become actors to become famous. At least from my experience, I have a dozen or so British friends who are actors, and if you look at their body of work, and they'll go do theatre, and they'll go do this and this. They work, and they're always honing and trying to be better.

Nolan North

WorkExperiencePeopleTheatreLook

I thought that the administration needed bipartisan support, and I was for our commander-in-chief. Because I felt at that time it was the right thing do. If I knew then what I know now, I would have never voted for the war.

Ken Lucas

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