Nelson Mandela Quotes
Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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I've been accused of wanting to allow terrorists to have weapons to attack America.
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To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.
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I suppose I have played a lot of put-upon women, but it's never bothered me. They've never been weak – they've always got steel in them.
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I'm annoying to be around because I keep twitching.
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I saw the pilot for 'Girls' about six months before it aired.
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Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.
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Museums are western inventions where the rich and the powerful or the government and the state tend to exhibit the signs and symbol and images of their culture.
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I'm always looking to do things that are really different from each other.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.
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You know you've been around a long time when your stuntman says, 'Yeah, my grandfather doubled you.'
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Good architecture should be a projection of life itself, and that implies an intimate knowledge of biological, social, technical, and artistic problems.
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The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every calling, is diligence.
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I really like to sometimes go into food detox and eat very simply.
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Sometimes it's nice just being in your own room and having a quiet night and relaxing and getting ready for the game.
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I liked St. Louis, when they were in the American League, because that was going home. I had all my family and friends there.
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I was put on a pony as a kid at some birthday party when you're all led around.
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At the end of the day, we all know what the Jordan logo means, and you can't take anything away from that. But it's pretty cool to have my own logo on a Jordan shoe.
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I know I'll be under a spotlight, I know I'll be under the microscope.
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The theatre is one of those muscles - if you don't exercise it, it becomes a strange and truly fearful place.
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Republicans let this happen over and over, and there is never anyone to stick up for them. They spend too much time defending themselves.
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Living in New York for 10 months was incredible; it was everything I thought it was going to be and more.
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Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me.
