Samantha Harvey Quotes

When there's change, and people fear things, they become more dogmatic in their views. They lash out: you can see it in the media, scapegoating and penal sentencing.

Samantha Harvey

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A year or so ago I went through all the people in my life and asked myself: does this person inspire me, genuinely love me and support me unconditionally? I wanted nothing but positive influences in my life.

Mena Suvari

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Or in the early days we didn't have the bus, we had a station wagon.

Mel Tillis

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The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our faith. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.

John Lewis

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Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.

John McCarthy

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David Bowie, who spent most of the '70s establishing himself as a master of psychological disguises, is spending the '80s trying to convince us that he's just a regular fella - or at least as close to one as a millionaire pop star can be.

Robert Hilburn

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I had gone through a really rough patch in my life, struggling with anxiety and depression for the first time ever, and it was totally new to me. I really had no idea what was going on, and it was all I could think about, so it was all I could write about.

Matty Mullins

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Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.

Andy Rooney

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Until the 20th century it was generally assumed that a writer had said what he had to say in his works.

John Updike

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The older I get, the more I don't care what people think or what people say. I just do what moves me.

Tommy Lee

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Be sure to read a recipe all the way through before you cook. The time it saves you in the long run is invaluable.

Tom Douglas

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Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz record. But a lot of people have been. A lot of the people I've talked to like the record.

Rita Coolidge

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We cannot forget about Rachel Maddow. She is the Peter Pan of MSNBC. But instead of never growing up, she never gets to the point.

Michelle Wolf

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