- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020
Able Quotes
On capability, readiness and what makes action possible.
These quotes touch on being able to act: governments expected to give straight answers, leaders imagined thinking more imaginatively, and allies working to restore the unity needed to act together. For more, see our Being quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Desire
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- Nov 07, 2020
Luckily, I'm in the position now of being able to play purely because I have the desire to do so.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody just leaves medical school, especially given it's fiercely competitive to get in. But I had a sister who was a doctor, another who was a pharmacist, a brother who was an engineer. So my parents already had sensible children who would be able to make an actual living, and I think they felt comfortable sacrificing their one strange child.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of course making money and being able to live life the way one desires is important.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music inspires me, and I'm grateful that I've been able to make a career out of something that I'm so connected to.
- Good Actor
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any good actor has to have a good sense of humour, too; they have to be able to manipulate people.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because of my intense hopes for the youth of China, I feel very keenly my responsibility for their future success or failure. The fate of China lies in their hands. The responsibility for organizing and training them to become worthy citizens of China, able to undertake the tasks of Resistance and Reconstruction, is mine; I cannot evade it.
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nowadays, you don't need to live in a fashion capital of the world, have lots of money, or be able to shop during certain hours. With online retail, it's possible to browse and shop for fashion anytime of the day, from pretty much anywhere.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's become an economic necessity for people to be able to learn and grow throughout their lives, because most people can't get through their entire career with one skill set. We have to keep reinventing ourselves.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been able to tap into all the negative things that can happen to me throughout my life by numbing myself to the pain so to speak and kind of being able to vent it through my music.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The world needs a person like me so that many other rich people will be able to follow my role model. If they do, many poor people will be helped.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was later to receive an excellent first two years' graduate education in the same University and then again was able to pursue my studies in the U.S. on a fellowship from the aforementioned fund.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
The power that you have as a storyteller is to be able to tell stories that are at once entertaining but also never lose sight of what's going on in the real world.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's much easier to talk about racism when you're able to use mutants as a metaphor. People would much rather talk about Charles Xavier and Magneto than they would about Martin Luther King or Malcolm X.
- Floating
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- Nov 07, 2020
I won't be able to do what I'm doing forever. There aren't that many scripts floating around for fifty-year-old chicks.
- Dress
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe someone should be able to dress according to the mood they're in. It shouldn't be forced and you shouldn't have to follow a trend.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's nothing more that I enjoy doing as much as touring. It's basically being able to connect with the fans without all the madness that goes on in my regular life.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020