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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But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse when I started playing this character, too.
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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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Perhaps concentrated wealth will inspire a nation of innovative problem-solvers. But if the view of many economists is right - that it sometimes discourages innovation - then we should worry.
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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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I write one step at a time, always finishing off the part I'm working on before even thinking about the next part. I need to hear it all together before deciding what goes next. I even mix before moving on...in other words, I write by recording.
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I believe happiness is a chemical imbalance - it's a silly thing to strife for. But satisfaction - if you seek satisfaction, you can succeed. Satisfaction is knowing that you're doing the best that you can do; you're living your life to the fullest.
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I love being a Go-Go. It definitely has its ups and downs, and we have a very intense energy with each other.
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By concentrating on precision, one arrives at technique, but by concentrating on technique one does not arrive at precision.
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I ain't running for office. I ain't running for nothing.
