Mario Van Peebles Quotes
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One of the prices that we pay for integration was the disintegration of the black community.
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I tried to play rugby but was never very good.
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Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
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In a way, I'm lucky that I was never classically trained and never went to a music college. I'm just from a normal working class family and happened to get obsessed with music as a teenager.
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Of course as children, we all, in all cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation, and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion made, we all 'pretend' most of the time.
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You know, we're really destroying ourselves because we're really making the motivating force of anything we do selfish.
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There are people who go clad in tunics and have nothing to do with furs, who nevertheless are lacking in humility. Surely humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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I don't pay attention to the media. You guys can say whatever you want. At the end of the day, at the end of the season, if we're doing well, you guys are going to be there.
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While marriage is historically associated with dire obligation and clipped wings, I've found that it actually liberates you to take on adventure and achieve your dreams. I like to call my husband 'my person.' Find your 'person,' and you can do anything!
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I think there are a lot more important things than art in the world. But not to me.
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I love the science-fiction genre because there's always so many endless possibilities! It's a limitless genre and can be fun playing around with otherworldly ideas.
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I'm guilty of eating Magnum bars before I go to sleep at night.
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If I present a boring personal life to my readers, it's going to be harder for them to think of my novels as thrilling.
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All wisdom does not reside in Delhi.
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Man has an innate capacity for violence, but can only justify it in the name of justice.
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Here's how I look at it: Life is full of challenges. Everybody has them. For some, it's health or family crises. I had a financial challenge.
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I am an honest, straight guy.
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The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick.
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Sound money is the sine qua non of a prosperous society.
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I have bought a lot of beautiful clothes with my money, but I've also earned it.
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I'm not a Christian for your benefit. I'm a Christian for my benefit, and how I walk my walk is my business, and how you walk your walk is your business.
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Some people would argue the other side: that the business of business is business, and companies should only be focused on profits. But in today's world, I don't think corporations can only be focused on profits, because they are inextricably linked with the communities that they serve. I do not believe you can be a leader in your industry without being a leader in your community. It's a fundamental shift in how you think about business.
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I'm not in business to make money.
