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.
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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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If I was producing something, it wouldn't make sense to me to cast somebody because of who their father is because that doesn't put anyone in the seats in the theatre. I wouldn't go to a movie because that person's father is so and so.
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And as long as people want to hear me sing, I don't know why I'd retire.
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Ah, man, if I could ever hook up with Tom Waits, I'd be the happiest camper in Yellowstone, alright? That's the one guy.
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When I talk to Steve Martin, he's joyful when he talks about comedy.
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Research has shown that time pressure leads to tunnel vision and that people think more creatively when they are calm, unhurried and free from stress and distractions. We all know this from experience.
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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.
