Celebrate Quotes - Page 24

• For me, I've gotten away from feeling I'm too dark. we're all women of color, and a lot of us are doing some great things. I think it's important the great things that we all do instead of asking, 'Why didn't I get this?' or 'Why did the light-skinned girl get that?' instead of focusing on the positive. That what I and some girlfriends of mine are doing, celebrating all colors and all ethnicities of women of color. That's a better way to go, rather than bringing all the negativities into it. It so much easier to smile and have fun than it is to hold grudges.

  Rutina Wesley

  Girl, Fun, Dark

  Source: aalbc.com

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• You must set up measurement of results and celebrate small victories as you go along. I have observed that any creativity initiative gets about an eighteen-month grace period. If there aren't any tangible results in a year and a half, despite the strongest commitment, someone in the organization is going to start questioning the whole program.

  Michael Ray

  Creativity, Commitment, Grace

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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• In aesthetic consciousness we enter that painless state, prized by Epicurus as the state of the gods; for a moment we are delivered from the miserable pressure of the will. We celebrate the Sabbath from the penal servitude of willing; the wheel of Ixion stands still.

  Julian Young

  Miserable, Consciousness, Moments

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

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• And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. But the father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and cet us eat and celebrate. For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to celebrate.

  Unknown

  Father, Son, Compassion

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• I'm one of those guys who will drink to, uh, kind of celebrate. I don't drink too much when I'm down or anything like that. But you've really got to be, I guess the word that came to mind is "creative," about the way you're celebrating. You want to keep the celebration going. I've learned that lesson over and over. Here on the road there's a lot of cause for celebration, but you just gotta get the damper out a little bit, and you want to keep that governor on. You want to keep your give-a-shitter in kick.

  Jeff Bridges

  Creative, Guy, Mind

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• I think there are lots of things that people think are so different but they're not. People think there is a huge difference between hip hop and country music, but there is really not when you start looking into themes and what people are struggling with or celebrating. When you break it down to the chords and the beats it is all the same. Personally, I am obsessed with music as it is a limitless tunnel that you can explore.

  Jim James

  Country, Struggle, Thinking

  Source: thequietus.com

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• Almost all major scientific projects today are huge collaborations, yet we still have this public obsession with the idea of the individual scientific genius. One of my goals as a science communicator is to celebrate the collaborative dimensions of science, which I think will be critical for facing the ecological and resource challenges ahead. In a sense, we are all corals now.

  Margaret Wertheim

  Thinking, Goal, Challenges

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• We have a huge institution that celebrates the undistinguished, an institution which is nearly as old as the Papists. It's been going on for millennia. What else is a monarchy but a series of ridiculously exalted figures who are not necessarily distinguished at all? In fact, they have a rather philistine tradition. So perhaps we are more vulnerable to it than other countries.

  Martin Amis

  Country, Vulnerable, Tradition

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• I don't claim to say, "All black women are like me," because they're not. One type of black woman can exist, but also another kind can exist. I also really hope that people feel permission to talk about their own troubles, but also to celebrate themselves. Sometimes I feel as though I'm trying to take a hit for the team so that other people then can move forward. I'm like, "Look, I just laid out all of my stuff, so what's the worst that can happen"?

  Morgan Parker

  Team, Moving, People

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• Communicating and celebrating the times when individuals have made values-based decisions is, of course, empowering and can provide role models. But perhaps more importantly, it removes the sense of futility that often prevents employees from speaking up.

  Mary C. Gentile

  Role Models, Empowering, Decision

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• I was always considered the athletic one, and that translated into big. I was the big one. Thankfully, so many more body types are accepted these days. What I've been trying to do, and I'm seeing more now with my girlfriends, too, is celebrate other people.

  Brooke Shields

  Girlfriend, People, Athletic

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• I've been sober for two-and-a-half years, My children are happy. In August, my wife and I will celebrate our fifteenth wedding anniversary. My band is back together with a sold-out tour.

  Trey Anastasio

  Anniversary, Wedding, Children

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  Stop saying these negative things about yourself. Look in the mirror and find something about yourself that's positive and celebrate that!

  Tyra Banks

  Mirrors, Negative, Looks

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• I like to go to anybody else's birthday, and if I'm invited I'm a good guest. But I never celebrate my birthdays. I really don't care.

  Mikhail Baryshnikov

  Birthday, Care, Guests

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• Countries around the world are celebrating new oil and natural gas discoveries that hold the promise of greater prosperity for their citizens.

  Bob Beauprez

  Country, Oil, Discovery

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• I am going to take something I learned over in Israel. Their Independence Day is preceded the 24 hours before with Memorial Day, so it gives them a chance to serve and reflect and then celebrate. I am going to try to start that tradition here in America.

  Glenn Beck

  Inspiring, Memorial Day, Memories

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• Come on... when you're running, if you see you're going to win, you're going to celebrate.

  Usain Bolt

  Running, Winning, Ifs

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Oh yes, there's lots of great food in America. But the fast food is about as destructive and evil as it gets. It celebrates a mentality of sloth, convenience, and a cheerful embrace of food we know is hurting us.

  Anthony Bourdain

  Hurt, America, Evil

  "Anthony Bourdain’s Off-the-Menu Travel Tips". Interview with Mary Anne Potts, adventureblog.nationalgeographic.com. August 3, 2011.

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• I'm a really, really optimistic and really, really positive person. My main thing is, 'Enjoy life. Celebrate life.'

  Luke Bryan

  Optimistic, Enjoy Life, Celebrate Life

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• I think 'Something Ventured' is a nice piece because it celebrates venture capital in a unique and powerful way.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Powerful, Nice, Unique

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• I'm an enormous admirer of Christopher Lee. He's somebody, along with Vincent Price, who I celebrate, and I wanted my movies to show that celebration and that honoring of these great film stars that were unafraid to go into horror and Grand Guignol and the macabre.

  Nicolas Cage

  Stars, Celebration, Horror

  "Nicolas Cage Exclusive Interview SEASON OF THE WITCH". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. January 3, 2011.

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• I think people in Italy live their lives better than we do. It's an older country, and they've learned to celebrate dinner and lunch, whereas we sort of eat as quickly as we can to get through it.

  George Clooney

  Country, Thinking, Lunch

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• Bin Laden wasn't all that central to the terrorist network any more, but taking him down created a kind of national catharsis. It's been a really, really long time since we had something to celebrate that didn't involve a sports team. I'd rather it had been a non-death-related occasion, but we'll take what we can get.

  Gail Collins

  Sports, Team, Long

  "The Power in a Photo". Interview with David Brooks, opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. May 4, 2011.

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• In these times of the "Great Recession", we shouldn't be trying to shift the benefits of wealth behind some curtain. We should be celebrating and encouraging people to make as much money as they can. Profits equal tax money. While some people might find it distasteful to pay taxes, I don't. I find it patriotic.

  Mark Cuban

  Patriotic, People, Trying

  "Get rich, pay taxes: it's a patriotic duty" by Mark Cuban, www.theguardian.com. September 22, 2011.

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• Do awards change careers? Well, I haven't heard of many stories where that's the case. It's a fun excuse to meet colleagues and celebrate people who've done well that year in certain people's eyes, and it's nothing more than that.

  Benedict Cumberbatch

  Fun, Eye, Awards

  "EMMYS: Benedict Cumberbatch On 'Sherlock'". Interview with Michael Ausiello, deadline.com. June 23, 2012.

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