Nelson Mandela Quotes
I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.
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The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.
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The marketability, the success of a book, ultimately rests with whether or not people will find the concept/characters/title/cover appealing.
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It's nice not to be too boring.
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I'm one of those foolish people who believe the glory days of the record industry aren't behind us. They're actually ahead of us.
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You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
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It's hard to say, 'I don't believe in God.' I would love to know if God exists. But it's a very difficult thing for me to believe.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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For me, music was the only reason I went to school. I was kind of a street kid, in a lot of trouble committing crimes and stuff. Music gave me something to focus on.
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The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the three guys who work together and kid each other and love each other.
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You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.
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It is better that one's customers come to one's shop than to have to look for them abroad.
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I prefer to underplay scenes rather than, you know, be big and drive them. And sometimes you have to do that, but I like the more natural styles.
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Dressing for yourself and not a man is definitely something I advocate.
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I never said, 'I wouldn't help a cricketer if he approaches me.'
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The emphasis should be on why we do a job.
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I know the government needs to ensure economic growth... we just hope it takes care of the environment, too.
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Fascist movements kill off their critics, literally or metaphorically, while democratic movements value, invite and even welcome criticism.
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Russians don't complain, usually.
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I feel like I'm put in a position where I have to engage with what people bring to my work, which is an expectation for me to talk about race because it's not normal for a black writer to be writing in the theatre.
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There was no way that I wanted him to stop touching me, even for a few hours. My pulse thudded as I glanced across at the camp bed. I cleared my throat. "Wel...is there a reason we can't both take the bed? The sleeping bags zip together, don't they?" Alex stared at me without moving. "Would that be OK?" I asked, feeling nervous suddenly. The lantern light made his eyes look darker, his hair almost black. He started to smile, a grin spreading across his face. "Yes, that would be extremely OK.
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Somebody gets to be smart and somebody gets to be dumb. If we win, it'll be because of the president. And if we lose, it'll be because of me.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.
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I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.
