Charlie Sifford Quotes
Every time I go into a tournament, I'm strictly on my own. I know I'm playing for my bread and butter.
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They think my life is glamourous. It's not true. I obviously get to come in and do radio interviews. That's the glamour. But other than that, I eat and sleep and that's it. Eat, sleep and do shows.
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Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature.
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When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy.
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Every artist says that he/she wants to do something challenging, and I'm not any different. If someone approaches me with a serious role, I'll be more than happy.
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You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it's not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling.
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I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things. My parents are so amazing, they're brilliant. We try to take one step at a time and be wise about the decisions we make and keep our values and the things that are important.
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Sometimes a woman's looks or sensuality are too readily wrapped up in their power.
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In general, I tend to laugh too much. I always try to tell myself not to, but I think that's just part of getting through the job. It's not rocket science. I want to have a good time!
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I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?
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I love meat - I'm Cuban; I grew up eating meat, platanos, and arroz con pollo. I don't believe in starving yourself, but sometimes I do cleanses and diets to prepare for a role.
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If I were a woman, I would love to have lots of kids. But for men, I don't believe in it.
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The 'Hercules' role just kind of came to me, but I had a lot of fun trying something new.
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What is good for General Motors is not good for America if General Motors is moving production out of the United States.
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It is disheartening when you read an interview with an actress, and it starts by describing what she is wearing.
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People think I am funny all the time. But I am not. I am serious, too. Also, I enjoy serious, dramatic films.
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We should not have the U.S. government buying stock in American industries - the financial industry or any other industry.
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Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.
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When I was 16, I had a really big hit in the K-pop world. It was a hip-hop/R&B/pop song. I kinda strayed from that because of the writers I was hanging out with.
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There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.
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Change your thoughts, and in the twinkling of an eye, all your conditions change. Your world is a world of crystallized ideas, crystallized words. Sooner or later, you reap the fruits of your words and thoughts.
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People don't want to see me having a bad morning. They have job problems, financial problems, family pressures, kids to get off to school. The last thing they want to wake up to is someone showing them the same problems. So maybe that's the one time I am forced to act.
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The other day they asked me about mandatory drug testing. I said I believed in drug testing a long time ago. All through the sixties I tested everything.
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Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.
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Every time I go into a tournament, I'm strictly on my own. I know I'm playing for my bread and butter.
