Bernard Hopkins Quotes
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I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.
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I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.
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As a musician myself, it annoys the hell out of me to watch an actor trying to play a guitar out of time with the music.
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I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly.
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The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.
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The world is changing. Networks without a specific branding strategy will be killed. I envision a world of highly niched services and tightly run companies without room for all the overhead the established networks carry.
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Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.
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I think the thing I'd like to do is just educate the people to some of the travesties they can end.
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From the age of 14 to about 20, I bombarded record companies and DJs with my demos. I was desperate to get it out there. Most of the time, I got nothing back.
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I don't putt face-on exclusively, but in the back on my mind I'm haunted by the notion that I'm sure it's the best way to putt.
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One day, though, I was asked if I'd like to go to the University of Florida and become a Gator.
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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I've always wanted to do a lot of things.
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The principles governing Western democracies, of which Israel rightly considers itself a part, are based on the assurance that everyone has a vote, but also that the minority needs to yield to the wishes of the majority.
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There are actors who aren't on the cover of magazines but still decide what work they want and when they want it. I want a family one day. So I dream of really being able to decide when to work and when not to.
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Medicine, you have to take it. A vitamin is nice to have, but honestly, you can skip it.
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I am glad. I am now an Olympic medallist.
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One man's wage increase is another man's price increase.
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Most Americans believe that with freedom comes responsibility - and that one measure of responsible gun ownership is a background check. There must be an app for that.
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I am going to be contradictory to myself many times for the simple reason that I am trying to bring all the religions to a higher synthesis. Different approaches have to be joined together. I am creating an orchestra.
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A lot of the people that stop you - well, they're not nuts, exactly. They're more like super-fans. They think that I'm some sort of rich guy, that everyone in the movies is making the kind of money Angelina Jolie is making. They don't realize that most of my life has been a struggle.
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Each year I host a leadership summit in my district, and my biggest advice to young people is get experience. Get your foot in the door.
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The state remains, as it was in the beginning, the common enemy of all well-disposed, industrious and decent men.
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If you smoke, plain and simple, stop smoking. If you drink, plain and simple, stop.
