Kerby Jean-Raymond Quotes
In September of 2015, I did the unthinkable: I used my second-ever runway show to bring awareness to the Black Lives Matter movement. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do professionally. It was lonely.
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My look is either very baroque or very Zen - everything in between makes me itch.
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The joining of the whole congregation in prayer has something exceedingly solemn and affecting in it.
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The marketability, the success of a book, ultimately rests with whether or not people will find the concept/characters/title/cover appealing.
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Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to make films. That's really all I ever wanted to do.
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I have come to the conclusion - and I don't know why it took me so long, but nevertheless, I'm here now - that a lot of people tell me they don't get enough guitar on my albums. So I decided to do an album where the guitar would be the singer, playing the melody.
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I know where my body's at, know how it feels, you know.
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Creating a character and living truthfully through her is a whole different ball game. It's all part of the same person but it's a much newer medium for me.
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In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes.
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I was a dancer first, which made me realize how much I loved performing.
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If the only thing you knew about Oman was its location, you might never go at all.
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Very ambitious startups often take a long time to work - or sometimes they take a very long time to look ambitious.
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The darkness of clubs makes me feel much more secure, and you can hide behind smoke and lights.
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Live every day as if it's going to be your last, and one day, you'll be right.
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You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
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The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the three guys who work together and kid each other and love each other.
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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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I think that life in Israel is sometimes bigger than the movies.
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I'm getting rid of this idea that you want people to like you. I'm making decisions on what feels right to me. To act in a more carnal way. That's my challenge.
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I am a struggling writer. A middle-aged man with two little kids and I'm just trying to earn a living. So buy this book - or my kids will have to go to foster care.
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Ever since 'Lassie' and 'Old Yeller', I won't watch animal movies. Animals in movies always die.
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When we make our own calculations, we need so many numbers and factors that any mistake is possible. The Lord's calculation boils down to love.
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Addressing the moral failings of black people while ignoring the centuries-old failings of their governments amounts to a bait and switch.
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Optimism - even, and perhaps especially in the face of difficulty - has long been an American hallmark.
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In September of 2015, I did the unthinkable: I used my second-ever runway show to bring awareness to the Black Lives Matter movement. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do professionally. It was lonely.
