Nelson Mandela Quotes
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.
Quotes to Explore
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I realized I made a big mistake and if I could have it over again, I would do it so much differently.
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I came to live in Shepperton in 1960. I thought: the future isn't in the metropolitan areas of London. I want to go out to the new suburbs, near the film studios. This was the England I wanted to write about, because this was the new world that was emerging.
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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
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Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.
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Not that we didn't have close relationships with our parents - I'm very close to my mom - but parents didn't think anything of going off for a few weeks and leaving their kids.
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I still keep my accent.
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What a cool job to be part of - whether it's doing lighting or acting or serving food on set. You're part of telling a story that hopefully has an essential component, and that's super exciting to me.
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I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different stuff, you know what I mean?
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Iraq did not spontaneously opt for disarmament. They did it as part of a ceasefire, so they were forced to do it, otherwise the war might have gone on. So the motivation has been very different.
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No one thought the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight would happen, but I had patience.
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I love Frank Ocean. I think he's so talented and his music is so great. So, I would love to do one of his songs like 'Bad Religion' or 'Pink Matter.'
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A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.
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I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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Nowadays in pop, there's not a lot of men that are singing big and loud and high - it's not as common as it once was.
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I don't mind dating younger men now.
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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person.
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We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.
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There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive.
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I learned a lot from Xavier Cugat.
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Scientology … is not a religion.
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It is easy to force a reader or viewer to interact. The trick is in making them want to interact, and in letting the story unfold hand-in-hand with that.
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The great thing about New York is that you don't have to set out to do anything. Whenever I go without the kids, I walk all day and see the most interesting stuff. There's always some kind of drama playing out.
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Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.
