Ahmet Ertegun Quotes

As I grew up, I began to discover a little bit about the situation of black people in America and experienced an immediate empathy with the victims of such senseless discrimination. Because although the Turks were never slaves, they were regarded as enemies within Europe because of their Muslim beliefs.

Ahmet Ertegun

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EmpathyPeopleBlackAmericaNever

I read everything. I'll read a John Grisham novel, I'll sit and read a whole book of poems by Maya Angelou, or I'll just read some Mary Oliver - this is a book that was given to me for Christmas. No particular genre. And I read in French, and I read in German, and I read in English. I love to see how other people use language.

Jessye Norman

LovePeopleMeBookLanguageSee

Humor without sadness underneath it feels cheap and aggressive.

John Cameron Mitchell

HumorSadnessAggressiveCheapFeels

You don't have to be in our industry to have a panic attack about your career when you're pregnant. Even if you're a lawyer, you can think, 'I'm scared to take time off because I don't want to get passed by.'

Melanie Scrofano

TimeLawyerThinkYouCareerWant

I'm really blessed to have so many people supporting me.

Tori Bowie

PeopleMeBlessedManyReally

I did a lot of stuff before I became known for horror. I did a lot of small films in the '70s, in all kinds of styles. I worked with all kinds of people when I was just starting out: I was incredibly lucky.

Robert Englund

PeopleSmallHorrorLuckyStarting

Imagine the privilege the Lord has given us of sustaining His prophet, whose counsel will be untainted, unvarnished, unmotivated by any personal aspiration, and utterly true!

Russell M. Nelson

TruePrivilegePersonalWillLord

I think the Republican Party is supposed to be the party of less government intrusion.

Monica Crowley

GovernmentThinkPartyRepublican

I have a theory that most people disagree with. I really feel that acting for film and acting for the stage are two different crafts. I think that they share things in common. But I liken it to a painter switching over to photography.

Jordan Bridges

PeopleThinkFeelPhotographyActing

You can't get the visual thing on the record as much as you'd like to. We produced this album, and we'd never done that before, except when we produced singles for ourselves.

Alice Cooper

YouDoneNeverVisualGetLike

I was taught to whistle as a little girl by an undertaker. I used to sit in his workshop, watching him planing wood for the coffins, and he used to whistle all the time - and eventually I started whistling, too. I can whistle anything, particularly trumpet tunes from Classic FM.

Susan Hill

GirlTimeI CanWoodWatchingHim

I started doing Pilates when I was in my mid-40s. I thought it was called 'pie-lattes' because I didn't hear anyone talk about it; I just read about it.

Susan Lucci

ThoughtDoingTalkStartedJust

Sometimes you gotta leave when you're on top.

Tyra Banks

SchoolMeNameYearMy OwnFirst

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