Nelson Mandela Quotes
As an attorney, I could be rather flamboyant in court. I did not act as though I were a black man in a white man's court, but as if everyone else - white and black - was a guest in my court. When trying a case, I often made sweeping gestures and used high-flown language.
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I was in a commercial for the Disney channel. I was the camp leader for the campers.
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Remember that we are all human beings trying to do what we love to do.
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That's always the trick with the sequels, is how much do you repeat from the first one. Because we all get bummed out when you go see a sequel and it's beat for beat.
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I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.
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We who came here saw what was happening. This was far more than a war in a faraway place. This was a moral imperative, a terrible vision of the future.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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The devil made me do it.
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I consider plot a necessary intrusion on what I really want to do, which is write snappy dialogue.
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You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support.
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The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being.
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The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.
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Obviously, for me, story is first and foremost, even in the face of the attractive idea of having all the cast there, or having a great piece of talent come to it.
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Now, I am completely independent - I earn my living by speaking and writing.
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Some of the most amazing people I've met in life are cops.
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Brooklyn's good. Brooklyn's funky. Brooklyn's happening.
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There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmmakers work with our digital team. They're always in touch, and they're always talking.
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I simply wanted to get through college as quickly as humanly possible. I had no interest in extracurricular activities or anything that required me to be social. I was allergic to people.
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Men create the gods in their own image.
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To holy people the very name of Jesus is a name to feed upon, a name to transport. His name can raise the dead and transfigure and beautify the living.
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Central heating, French rubber goods and cookbooks are three amazing proofs of man's ingenuity in transforming necessity into art, and, of these, cookbooks are perhaps most lastingly delightful.
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I learned in the computer game business early on that all senses are not equal. The best example is, you're listening to a radio play and you're driving down the road, and suddenly you realize you haven't seen the road in five minutes. It's because your visual cortex has been partying with your imagination, basically.
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I don't need to show anybody anything other than getting the guy out who is trying to make his money off of me.
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When I read the diary of former 'Daily Mirror' editor Piers Morgan, I realised it was a tough old world to be part of.
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As an attorney, I could be rather flamboyant in court. I did not act as though I were a black man in a white man's court, but as if everyone else - white and black - was a guest in my court. When trying a case, I often made sweeping gestures and used high-flown language.
