Kenya Barris Quotes
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I signed this girl's arm. And the next day, a family member shot me an email, and it was a link to this girl who had my signature tattooed on her arm. I was like, 'Man, that's dedication. I'm sorry you did that.'
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I've found that musical theater is my passion.
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I love the medium and I love individual comics, but the business is nothing I would be proud of.
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No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision.
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Richard Pryor was my hero. Richard Pryor was keeping it 100.
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When I first ran for Congress, I went to my daughter Alexandra, who was going to be a senior in high school, and said: 'I have a chance to run. I may not win, but I'd be gone three nights a week. So, if you want me to stay, I'll be happy to.' And do you know what she said to me? 'Mother, get a life!'
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The Junction Point journey is over. To all those who've asked, or want to ask, I'm sad but excited for the future.
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I love hillwalking and have been doing a lot of climbing.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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Somebody once said, you have to wait 20 years before you can tell if a movie's any good or not so that's probably true.
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When a person is found not guilty, they're found not guilty.
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But for me to have the opportunity to stand in front of a bunch of executives and present myself, I had to hustle in my own way. I can't tell you how frustrating it was that they didn't get that. No joke - I'd leave meetings crying all the time.
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What sustains us in any competition are the moments of interiority when the competition vanishes; what sustains us in any struggle are the moments when we forget the struggle.
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I haven't written a brochure yet. It's killing me. I know I have a brochure or pamphlet in me yet.
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As a five-year-old kid, I used to sit in front of the TV - I never missed 'Dukes of Hazzard,' not once. It was me and my dad's show.
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Rio was always going to be on the schedule for me, whether I had won in London or not. Triathlon is one of those sports where the Olympics is always the most important and the most interesting race, and I always wanted to have a crack at Rio and defend my title.
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I've sat through boring speeches; didn't get up and leave.
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My hair looks so good out in the desert, it's unbelievable. It's, like, perfectly not frizzy.
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I feel like I've been very smart in the way that I carry myself and treat myself. I feel like my mom was a big part of that just because she's always let us make our own decisions, and we've known very much about the mistakes and the dangers already of whatever this Hollywood life may be.
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As I trace the route to his apartment, the twists and turns, and pass once more the old tree opposite his house, I am struck by a sudden thought: memories have ways of becoming independent of the reality they evoke. They can soften us against those we were deeply hurt by or they can make us resent those we once accepted and loved unconditionally.
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Before I did any action movies, I did a couple of thrillers. That's hung around for me.
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We've struggled offensively this year. It's been a season-long struggle. We've been playing just well enough to pull through.
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I listened to Bill Bennett and tons of other talk show hosts who talked about that and other policies and started branching out and caring about other issues in regards to politics.
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I love Donald Glover.
