Kirk Franklin Quotes
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The world at large doesn't always make sense to me, and there are safe havens. Linda Manz in 'Out of the Blue' is one of them.
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It's kind of amazing that people will travel because of a book. I admire that.
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Every artist was first an amateur.
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I'm obsessed with 'Scandal.' I love, love, love it. I've gotten to meet all of the cast at this point, and they're all so, so nice.
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I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.
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I don't want to sound too Oprah-ish or anything like that, but I really believe that if you have the power to imagine particular things, you have the ability to transform them.
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All of my life I have stayed away from violence and the instruments of violence, and have seen a legal, democratic struggle as the only means to achieve change.
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The best thing to do is just leave them alone. Alligators want to be away from you just as much as you want to be away from them.
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War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.
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It's different for every project. Some parts are quicker than others to get and know; sometimes right up until the last moment you're just praying that something will click. But you can only do a certain amount of work and then at some point you've got to think: 'OK, I'm just going to have to leap now.'
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Being made in the image of God, man was the crown of creation.
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I never really do much research before signing a film. It is just the script and character that I concentrate on.
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It doesn't matter how precisely the onion is cut as long as the person chewing it is happy.
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I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations.
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It's always hard to deal with injuries mentally, but I like to think about it as a new beginning. I can't change what happened, so the focus needs to go toward healing and coming back stronger than before.
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In the end, I expect we'll have AI that is better than we are at nearly every narrow task but which are still our tools, not our masters.
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My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything.
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I've taken my boys to the house I grew up in. Taken them to the site of Ebbets Field, where the Dodgers used to play. They go to all the Dodger games, and they play Little League ball. I have infused them with New York spirit.
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Sometimes I just get over-excited. I see the pitch and I think, 'I have to get this wicket.' When I am just looking to bowl, I am calm and composed, and most of the time I get it right. The ball lands where I want it to.
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There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
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I always joke that I want to be able to retire from boxing and still be able to look into the mirror without seeing scars all over my face. I love my sport, but I would rather not have to spend hours doing my makeup to cover up the memories once I retire.
Mandy Bujold -
I'm not better than anyone else. I'm not supposed to be on a pedestal. I've always stayed away from that.
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You Look so much better When You Smile - so smile.
