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growing-up thinking black
I can't eat beans - all beans. I think because I'm half Cuban. So growing up, we were always eating black beans and rice, and I think I just said, 'Enough with it,' and I can't even stand to taste it anymore. Ryan Lochte
growing-up doors next
Growing up, there was always music around, whether across the street, or on the next-door neighbor's stereo. So, as in life, music is always around, and it helps to heighten any emotion. Music is amazing. Tyler Perry
growing-up want honest
When I grow up, I want to be an honest lawyer so things like that can't happen. Richard M. Nixon
growing-up police groups
I'm from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. So, you grow up around police officers. Some of them are in your family, some of them you have encounters with. I had a young police officer we were friends with in our group. Tracy Morgan
growing-up thinking accepting
Refusing to grow up is like refusing to accept your limitations. That's why I don't think we'll ever grow up. Robert Smith
growing-up writing loss
She knew the intensity of adolescence, and knew no cure for it except growing up. And then one has age and experience, and mourns the loss of intensity. Maybe it's why musicians and mathmaticians are said to peak young-poetry needs the fire of an unbounded universe. Sara Paretsky
growing-up people negative
You can't break poor people mentality. Once you grow up poor, you don't take anything for granted. It can have the negative side also because you can never truly be relaxed. Will Smith
growing-up grows loses
Why must they grow up and lose it all? Virginia Woolf
growing-up animal hands
I don't have a hands-on fondness for animals. I did not grow up bonded to any particular nonhuman animal. I like them and I pet them and I'm kind to them, but there's no special bond between me and other animals Wayne Pacelle
believe defining discontent emotions experience great intense less minds passion qualities suffering vital ways wonder
I believe that curiosity, wonder and passion are defining qualities of imaginative minds and great teachers; that restlessness and discontent are vital things; and that intense experience and suffering instruct us in ways that less intense emotions can never do. Kay Redfield Jamison
believed bummed goal last lost missed taken tougher win
I was like, 'I can't believed I missed that.' It was a one-in-a-million that I'd miss that. That goal could have taken us to OT. I wanted to win this one. I'm so bummed out right now. This one was tougher than our last lost to them. We had our chances, and that's what kills me. We had more chances. Alex Guerrero
believe car few looked lucky next small survived
I was lucky to get away from that with only a few small injuries, ... The next day I looked at the car and just couldn't believe I had survived it.
believe best boys brought few high last learn night points position running season seeing short stage strides team time tough town weight
Knoxville brought a tough team to town last night and we wrestled the best we could under the circumstances. There were some very high points for us and we made some big strides in a few weight classes. A few of our boys still need to learn better position and mat sense, but that comes with time. Time is running short for this year, but I believe we are seeing things at this stage of the season that were not here last year.
believe kiss sure
Kiss me as if you made believe You were not sure this eve, How my face, your flower, had pursed It's petals up ... Robert Browning
believe experience personally
I wouldn't say it's scientifically an absolute, but I believe it personally from my experience in the lottery.
believe call chances definitely enjoyed living modeling quit taking
I wouldn't say I'm going to quit modeling and become an actress, especially because I can't do that because I have contracts, but I definitely enjoyed it. I wouldn't call myself an actress, but I at the same time, if there is an opportunity... I believe in taking chances and living your life. Gisele Bundchen
believe horrible man people
I wouldn't believe anything that man said. This is horrible that there are people who would do something like this to a company.
believe bring says
Jac says he'll bring this to everyone first, but we believe we're in the lead.
community direct reflection
I think it's a direct reflection on the kind of community that we are.
community essential korea north pressure
I think it is essential we put as much pressure through the international community on North Korea to do the right thing and do it quickly, Tom Daschle
community cross great mount pleasant section
I think in Mount Pleasant we have a really great cross section of the community attending.
community fact knew needed saw visionary
He was a visionary in the fact that he knew this community needed a place to gather. He saw this as the southwest hub, and it has really become that. His vision really has come to life.
community risk
I think it's a risk in how the community will react.
community excitement house light provide shelter support
I think the Friends of the Light House Shelter are outstanding. They provide community support with an excitement that is unparalleled. Joe Gill
community desired division effect happened intent mind
I think the desired effect has happened here. I think community division was the intent from the beginning, because keep in mind there was nothing set in stone.
community strong
There is a strong community here. We are the community.
community feeling support
There is a different feeling of community support in this area.