Nafisa Joseph Quotes
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Well Sid Pollack was... He was I would say probably, probably the most influential on me.
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I've been hyper-conscious about staying away from rubbish. I don't eat white bread, white rice or cereal unless it's porridge.
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Golf is game of respect and sportsmanship; we have to respect its traditions and its rules.
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The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest.
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I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
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We hear a lot about rebuilding Detroit, and we just spent $70 billion to bail out the auto industry - well, they need to be cost competitive, too. If they have high-cost energy, those suppliers are going to move to Japan or Mexico instead of Michigan and Tennessee.
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The Lebanese people voted this time for change. So they are not satisfied with the actual situation. They want to see a new government. They want to see a new vision.
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When I'm out on the stage, it gives me this rush and anything that's on my mind and everything I'm going through is forgotten about.
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If you have multiples of anything, you have the possibility of repetition. Repetition creates pattern and also unity. Put anyone in a room with a pile of similar objects and say, 'I want a pattern by 3 P.M. or no dinner.' Anyone would come up with a design. It is easy, fun and available to anybody. Most people just don't have the nerve.
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I had to get some things right in my personal life. And once I got my family on the same page, to understand who I am and what I do for a living, I asked my oldest daughter, 'What do you think about Daddy coming back?' And she said, 'I didn't think you were done. I want you to win the Super Bowl.'
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I trust no one - that microphone, that book.
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I've never been the type of person to jump up and throw out the album without it being what it's supposed to be.
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I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages.
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I grew up as a child living 'Red Dawn.' I was leaping out of spider holes, mowing down Russkies at the age of eight.
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I love baseball. And American Football, too. But not rugby.
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When I arrive at my destination, I like to hit the gym, as I find exercise helps combat jet lag.
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There is a need for the European Union to use all potential we have on defense cooperation.
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The idea of it becomes a little freaky if you're dealing with someone who has trouble differentiating between fantasy and reality, but that's a concern no matter what kind of movie you're dealing with.
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Well, put it like this, if you're not a kid, you're a wizard.
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But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
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Deep down, I happen to be very shallow.
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I love the fact that we, as black people, carry our faith with us. We share it and embrace it and love it and talk about it because we talk about everything else and why not that and that was the first impression that I had that really touched me.
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I need quiet and solitude to work. Darkness is best. If I am wide awake, I can't write.
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Sometimes, I sit down to sketch at the unearthly hour of 3 in the morning!