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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I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.
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Oh the innocent girl in her maiden teens knows perfectly well what everything means.
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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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Sports can unify the Iraqi people - no Sunnis, no Shiites, just sport for the country.
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I need to mature a bit - then I might have something to show for it.
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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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The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.
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Trump has seized the Republican nomination by finding scapegoats for the economic hardships and disintegrating lives of working-class whites while giving these voters a reassuring but false promise of their restoration to the center of American life.
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I just don't think there's a lot of support for the woman's voice in cinema, and it becomes really difficult to raise that money and start again every time.
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We must advertise to U.S. business that we are there, that our attitude has changed, and that we care. When we are asked to help, we have to perform and provide the right advice.
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The status quo is never happy when things become a meritocracy.
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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.
