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Lee Daniels Quotes

My dad was a cop. My mom worked at various jobs - she worked as a homemaker, a bank teller, a bartender.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: December 24, 1959

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Mom Bartender She Bank Cop Teller

I just think, you know, when we talk about a politician, I think a person has to be themselves. Let the voters see the real you.

Think You Person Know Talk See

When we compile a petition, we often have members go to their representative's or Senator's offices and deliver it in person. This way they can experience a real connection with the staff.

Experience Connection Person Go Way

I know in war good people can feel obliged for good reasons to do things they would normally object to and recoil from.

Good War People Good People Feel

Before the 20th century, to be a successful musician was merely to be one who was employed. A few, such as Liszt, Paderewski and several singers, had phenomenally lucrative careers, but they were rare - and Liszt gave all of his money away, travelling by choice in a third-class rail carriage.

Money Choice Rare Successful Away

I want to be an inspiration, but I would like there to be a day when it is not 'Simone the black swimmer.'

Day Black Want Inspiration Would

The United States have fulfilled in good faith all their treaty stipulations with the Indian tribes, and have in every other instance insisted upon a like performance of their obligations.

Martin Van Buren

Good Faith Performance United Like

Ideals are not something I can control. It's not logic that convinces me of something, it's what my heart says. My heart has a way of involving me in things, which can only be good for the music.

Michelle Shocked

Good Music Heart Me Control Logic

The audience includes subscribers, so you have to be careful.

Michael Ritchie

You Be Careful Audience Careful

Life is all about having a good time.

Life Good Time Having A Good Time

The law cannot equalize mankind in spite of nature.

Luc de Clapiers

Nature Law Mankind Cannot Spite

Freedom is the thing that has attracted me most to jazz. Within improvisation, you're really able to express something that maybe I'm not so adept at expressing via language. So I develop a language through the instrument to tell stories. So it's kind of this freedom of thought and freedom of expression that kind happens.

Freedom Me Thought Language You

Greatly talented performers don't know - often spectacularly - what's best for them, don't know what their talents really are, and don't know what's just plain wrong for them.

Best Wrong Know Talents Just Plain

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