Frederick Douglass Quotes
Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man - too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color.
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We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.
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My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.
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The hardest thing in the world to do is to have someone in a seat in a theater laughing so hard that they're making weird sounds.
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Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career.
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From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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Unfortunately, the United States has entered into several free trade agreements that do not sufficiently protect and support our manufacturing industries and the millions of American workers they employ.
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When I was younger, I thought about retiring.
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I chose the most explosive dress I could find. I put a ton of makeup on and some great round earrings. I looked like Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun.
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Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.
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After working so hard on the court, I find that snacks help me avoid late-afternoon energy lows.
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I can't do choreographed movement. It has to come from my heart... and my pelvis.
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That's a rule in the business. No tongue. You can't really get into it, otherwise, it's weird. I think that particular scene made his (Adam Brody) girlfriend jealous. There were issues.
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I now realize that I am a gay man before anything else. Other gays may think they're a Jew first, or black, or a banker, but I'm gay.
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At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.
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A philosopher once said, 'Half of good philosophy is good grammar.'
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I grew up really poor and have always been the type of person who will work earlier or work harder or more than the other person to even the playing field.
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I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then.
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The speed you have, you can't practice it. You have to be fast from your birth on. There are other things you can practice, like flexibility or the little steps needed to stand good to the ball, but to be fast is a gift you get.
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Acting is a sort of pressure cooker that allows the fizz to come out the top. God knows what I'd be like if I didn't have that.
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I've been a leader practically my whole life. I don't know what it is to follow.
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I've always felt that the truth is in the silence.
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I was a 'Laurel and Hardy' nut. I got to know Laurel at the end of his life, and it was a great thrill for me. He left me his bow tie and derby and told me that if they ever made a movie about him, he'd want me to play him.
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Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man - too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color.
