One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
Chinua Achebe
Recitation: by Male by Female
They gave it to us for about five bucks a week, and we just went there to live. Probably the first band that ever did that back then and it became the famous cottage.
Jim Capaldi
LiveFamousWeekBackBandFirst
I'm not this big Hollywood mainstream actress, but who cares? I think I just have a certain sensibility for smaller projects. I like intimate things. I think I do well in that kind of environment. That doesn't mean that I wouldn't love to do bigger projects. I feel everyone has their own journey.
Melonie Diaz
LoveJourneyThinkFeelEnvironment
I remember being an art student and going to the Whitney in 1974 to see the exhibition of Jim Nutt, the Chicago imagist. It was then I transferred to school in Chicago, all because of that show.
Jeff Koons
ArtSchoolRememberStudentChicago
When I was about nine, I went to school with a toothbrush in my mouth. I saw Method Man do it in a video.
Michael Che
ManSchoolMouthSawVideoNine
I never drink wine. There's only one wine I like, but I forget what it's called. It tastes like Sprite.
Rob Gronkowski
WineForgetDrinkNeverOnlyLike
I added a new strength training regimen in my training, and I feel like I've become a much stronger, more dynamic athlete. That makes me much more dangerous against anyone.
Miesha Tate
StrengthTrainingMeFeelStronger
The relation between practical and spiritual spheres in music is obvious, if only because it demands ears, finger, consciousness and intellect.
Luciano Berio
MusicSpiritualConsciousnessFinger
A plate of food hits the table, lands right in front of you. One of two things happens. Either you sit up and look at it and react to it, or nothing happens. If nothing happens then that restaurant is stuck in mediocrity forever.
Jon Taffer
FoodRestaurantMediocrityYouLook
I've long favored smart judicial-selection reform - every member of my court does - and every legislative session, reform measures are filed... and then they fail.
Don Willett
SmartLongLegislativeFailReform
In an age of specialization people are proud to be able to do one thing well, but if that is all they know about, they are missing out on much else life has to offer.
Dennis Flanagan
LifeAgePeopleProudKnowOut
To put it bluntly, I feel relevant and valuable, and I am struggling to understand why, when women reach age 65, they encounter an invisible barrier of perception that says it's time to walk away. Shouldn't we have a choice in the matter? Shouldn't our experience and energy be worth more?
Bonnie Hammer
WomenAgeTimeExperienceWalkI Am
Hominid and human evolution took place over millions and not billions of years, but with the emergence of language there was a further acceleration of time and the rate of change.
William Irwin Thompson
ChangeTimeLanguagePlaceEvolution
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