David Alan Grier Quotes

I grew up in a home and in a world in which you can do anything. We were all expected to go to college. My father was a doctor.

David Alan Grier

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When I lived in Hong Kong, I felt that Hong Kong is my family.

Jet Li

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As a trumpet player, I was playing Xenakis, Lindberg: very challenging, technical, atonal, and I enjoyed it.

Andris Nelsons

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I have values I believe in and certain things I stand for.

Torrey Smith

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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.

Toni Morrison

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I believe it's strikingly important to remember that when you know better, you can do better. With higher levels of awareness, you can make smarter choices. And the more clarity you get as to who you want to become, the quicker you can start making the choices need to get you there.

Robin S. Sharma

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Carbon is the stuff of life, and it's the stuff of everything used by human society. All of our materials are made of carbon or of substances, such as steel or glass, which are produced through the utilization of carbon.

Robert Zubrin

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It would probably help my career if I lived in L.A., but I think it would be all-consuming. New York has its own little rat race going on, too. But it's also really diverse and has a lot of people doing different kinds of jobs. In L.A., work would be the only thing I'd think about, and sometimes, I need a break from that.

Julia Stiles

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It wasn't until I was 23 and got married to a guy who was really bookish that I got completely hooked on reading and writing again. He had so many paperbacks, I didn't have to buy a book for four and a half years.

Lisa Jewell

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Democrats should have learned in 2016 that what counts in American politics is location, not turnout.

Bret Stephens

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I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.

Bob Newhart

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We shall never understand the ethical system taught by Jesus unless we realize that he was a Jew, not only by birth, but that he lived and taught as a Jew; the Sermon on the Mount was addressed to his distracted fellow nationals.

Arthur Keith

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I'm competitive when I fight, but I don't get emotionally involved.

Tim Kennedy

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