Linda Johnson Rice Quotes

'Ebony' has been more than a magazine; it is a movement.

Linda Johnson Rice

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MoreMovementMagazineBeenThan

Once you are successful, there's a very seductive rhythm at work that keeps you wanting to outdo yourself. By the end of 'Spirit' I felt like I didn't want to get into that trap. It almost makes you cartoon-like.

Jewel

LifeWorkGreatArtAttentionWant

I grew up in a refinery town in Texas, and we weren't fancy enough to have a McDonald's.

John Lee Hancock

TexasEnoughMcDonaldUpFancyTown

I have to say my background was mostly theatre, which I love, and it took a long time to feel comfortable there. That's probably true of anyone's career.

Ann Dowd

LoveTimeTheatreFeelLongCareer

I was totally into jazz in my teens.

Andy Summers

JazzTeensTotally

I love - oh God, I shouldn't say this - I'm really good at bringing orchids back from the dead.

Stephen Moyer

LoveGoodGodBackSayDead

I want to be in the big show, and to be in the big show, you have to practice. I have this attitude now that I'm going to take all the greatness I can. Nothing's going to stop me.

Steven Adler

AttitudeGreatnessPracticeMeYou

We play everybody's Christmas records at our house, and sometimes you think, 'I'm not gonna play my own record; I'd be embarrassed.' But I'm gonna play our record this Christmas, because I love the songs!

Trisha Yearwood

LoveThinkYouHousePlaySometimes

Our own civilization has lost its way, and this makes us even more vulnerable to Islamist nihilism.

Tom Tancredo

LostCivilizationWayMoreOwnUs

I would do a 'Pitch Perfect 29', where the Bellas take on the Spaniards instead of the Germans. All the girls would have to learn Spanish. I'll teach them!

Chrissie Fit

LearnPerfectTeachTakeWhereThem

We're not called to be a tolerant nation. We're called to be a nation of love.

Cory Booker

LoveNationTolerant

As with any large investment, it can be emotionally difficult to abandon a line of research when it isn't working out. But in science, if something isn't working, you have to toss it out and try something else.

Antony Garrett Lisi

ScienceResearchYouInvestmentTry

I'm a really a fanatical reviser, and there comes a point where I have to declare a truce with the text, or I'll keep fooling with it forever.

Thomas McGuane

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