"There are three things I was born with in this world, and there are three things I will have until the day I die-hope, determination, and song."

-- Miriam Makeba

#Music Quotes #Song Quotes #Determination Quotes

“More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather.”
“Television, although It's in steep decline, still occasionally gives voices to people who don't have voices.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I choose joy... I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical... the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.”
“The world's not a very comfortable place if you have a nightmare to face.”
“What we need to understand is that when traditions become laws, rules, obligations and expectations others put on us that we don't want to fulfill, then they lose real meaning and steal the joy from our lives. And if we're too religious, we won't be able to be led by the Holy Spirit and enjoy an intimate relationship with Him.”
“I've been very fortunate to work with people that I'm fans of.”
“I'm writing out of desperation. I felt compelled to write to make sense of it to myself - so I don't end up saying peculiar things like 'I'm black and I'm proud.' I write so I don't end up as a set of slogans and clichÃ©s.”
“The biggest mistakes I've ever made are when I've been rushed. If I'm overwhelmed, I slow down. It's more effective.”

Source : "Meet Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (and Take Her Work Advice)". Interview with Cindi Leive, www.glamour.com. March 11, 2014.

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