Grace VanderWaal Quotes

I remember I asked my mom for a ukulele, and she said no because she thought I would never play it. So then I got my birthday money up, and I bought my own. It was the most rebellious thing I've ever done.

Grace VanderWaal

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The Republicans would like to take us back to a darker time, when corporations ruled and the underserved had no rights.

Joe Baca

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I knew it would be painful to write a memoir.

Jesmyn Ward

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There's a great thing about amateur sport: it is purer. And the athletes are not open to so much pressure with amateur sport.

Jeremy Irons

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Part of what's great about America, and Canada as well, is that we can talk about our political leaders in public.

Maz Jobrani

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I'm working hard. I'm putting in the hard work. I'm sacrificing. I ain't asking for no handouts. I'm going to earn everything I'm given.

Max Holloway

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Trade, migration, and modern communications have given us networks of friends and associates in other countries. We owe them much, but the social contract with our fellow citizens at home brings unique rights and responsibilities that must sometimes take precedence, especially when they are as destitute as the world's poorest people.

Angus Deaton

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I do think Austin is a great town for writers; we have a lot of them here. But I grew up in Austin, and so I didn't move here because it was a creative mecca; I was just lucky to live here.

Jeff Abbott

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Rap has so many possibilities that need to be explored. There are different factions of rap, but some are in a rut. Rap doesn't have to be about boosting egos and grabbing your crotch and dissing women. There's a way to make political and social issues interesting and entertaining to the young rap audience.

Michael Franti

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I poured spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.

Steven Wright

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Our stadium seats over 80,000, and we sell all of our tickets.

Steve Spurrier

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My father died during open-heart surgery on March 29 of my senior year in college. I was getting set to go to law school. I remember sitting in the waiting room when the doctor walked in. I said to myself, The worst possible thing just happened. What will you do?

Steve Wynn

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I went on tour with Ricky Skaggs and his wife, Sharon White, and the White Family in 2015. It was fantastic. They're all the greatest singers of that country stuff, traditional country up into bluegrass.

Ry Cooder

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