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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I like good stories. Quality products and character are what's important. Even if the script isn't that strong, if I challenge myself with a great character, I'll go for it.
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It's very rare to see an undisturbed birth in a modern U.S. teaching hospital, but when you see a woman who isn't frightened, who's giving birth without interference, you stand back in awe and realize how little needed you are except in the rare circumstance.
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It is one of the truisms of politics that a conservative is often enough a former liberal who has been 'mugged by reality.'
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It was so good to be held. If only their relationship could be distilled into simple, wordless gestures of comfort. Why had humans ever learned to talk?
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If I had only one hour to save the world, I would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem, and only five minutes finding the solution.
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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.
