Bernie Mac Quotes
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For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.
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There is always shame in the creation of an expressive work, whether it's a book or a clay pot. Every artist worries about how they will be seen by others through their work. When you create, you aspire to do justice to yourself, to remake yourself, and there is always the fear that you will expose the very thing that you hoped to transform.
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Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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All I wanted to do was be a working actor.
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I've never fabricated or plagiarized anything.
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Israel is not the safest place in the world for Jews. Melbourne in Australia is better. Teaneck, New Jersey, is safer.
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I was a huge fan of 'Game Of Thrones.' I hadn't read the books but had watched the series from the beginning.
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I care not to debate which came first, Islamism or anti-Muslim bigotry; suffice to say that both feed into each other symbiotically.
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Russia and China completely disagree with the international order that was established after World War II, and they're trying to take it apart right before our eyes.
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There are artists who think they have to be on top all the time. I think that would be exhausting.
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As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm.
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Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
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There is a huge crisis of employment in America, in the Western world in general.
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In Hanover Park they highlighted the terrible plight of backyard dwellers and the fact that year after year nothing has been done to help you: the hope and despair you all live with every day.
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Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
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A mother will come up to me and say, 'Will you meet my son? He loves you. He watched 'How to Train Your Dragon' a thousand times.'
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The State of Israel is a state that was formed before the people were even in it. You have to understand: In India, in Burma, in Pakistan - all of the people were already there. Their problem was for the English to leave so they could be independent.
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I don't like forcing comedy and people just trying to do things just to find a funny beat all the time.
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I think we're all fascinated and a little mystified by how the brain works. One of the most mysterious of the physical sciences is neurological science.
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You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire.
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I've never seen anyone - and I've had the opportunity to work with some really terrific actors in my time - but Philip Seymour Hoffman is definitely the best I ever had the opportunity to work with.
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Acting careers don't come out fully formed - not unless your name is Jaden Smith and your dad has done it all.
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I ain't running for office. I ain't running for nothing.
