Lizz Wright Quotes

My father was very strict, a very militant parent, because he wanted us to be very focused kids. He sold the televisions, so we didn't watch TV. And he didn't want any music playing that wasn't gospel or inspirational music. In fact, he didn't even like a lot of gospel because he thought it was too bluesy.

Lizz Wright

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InspirationalFatherMusicThought

As an actor, I have a lot of fear, thinking that if I speak my mind, or something that feels like it deviates from the norm as a woman, am I going to be made to disappear in my industry?

Jessica Chastain

FearWomanMindSpeakThinking

A lot of people don't believe there's evil. If there's good in this world, then you're being intellectually dishonest, if you believe there's a good power, you've also got to believe there's an evil power, too. There are physical laws that are in place.

Si Robertson

GoodPowerPeopleEvilWorldYou

The Soviet Union was designed for Muscovite rule, not for division into independent republics. Yet the latter is exactly what happened in 1991 - and the Kremlin has never accepted it.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

IndependentNeverDivisionRule

For me, Fellini was like a watermelon. It is there. A watermelon cannot die.

Roberto Benigni

MeDieCannotLikeFellini

Gene Kelly was one of the greatest dancers of all time and a taskmaster. He sought from you the absolute best - and he got it.

Debbie Reynolds

TimeBestYouDancersGreatestGot

You just have to know your story from the beginning. You have to know what you're going for and be honest with people about that. Don't sit there and say you're gonna be a DIY punk band for your whole life and then move on to arenas; you can't do that because then people don't trust you anymore.

Brian Fallon

LifeTrustBeginningPeopleStory

It's a life of five-card draw, and you know what? When God asked me - I'm fine with the card I got. I'm gonna play this.

Artie Lange

LifeGodMeYouPlayKnow

If everybody is a Facebook friend, what is an actual friend?

Alissa Quart

FriendFacebookEverybodyActual

Individuals reporting on their own experience with particular therapies would provide first-hand accounts that could be considered in the improvement of drug design.

Priyamvada Natarajan

ImprovementExperienceDesignOwn

I save the race for the race and I don't let it all out in practice.

Tyson Gay

PracticeRaceOutSave

People who achieve the highest levels of success - whether in business or in raising families or simply in discovering fulfillment and satisfaction and purpose in life - are those who place their focus on other people rather than themselves.

Richard M. DeVos

LifeSuccessBusinessFocusPurpose

Seek out your bishop. He will show you how to repent and will help you do it.

Richard G. Scott

HelpYouWillOutSeekShow

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