Chief Joseph Quotes
I would give up everything rather than have the blood of white men upon the hands of my people.
Quotes to Explore
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You should never say 'D'Brickashaw' and 'bust' in the same sentence. You should never even think that. It should be D'Brickashaw, Pro Bowl, D'Brickashaw, Jets, Super Bowl.
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I'm very proud of my Nigerian heritage. I wasn't fortunate enough to be raised in a heavy Nigerian environment, because my parents were always working. My father was with D.C. Cabs and my mother worked in fast food and was a nurse.
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There's nothing scarier than unlimited choices.
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My first audition happened to be for 'Kindergarten Cop,' and I took that role. I was only starting to learn English at that point. Spanish is my first language, so they made me a speaking character in the movie. I didn't really know I was shooting a movie. I was just having a lot of fun with 30 kids my own age.
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If you live in rock and roll, as I do, you see the reality of sex, of male lust and women being aroused by male lust. It attracts women. It doesn't repel them.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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A man notices a woman's figure when she walks in a room. Women have eight million words for blue; a man says dark blue or light blue.
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I don't drink coffee.
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The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.
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I do have a television over there - it was a gift - but I never turn it on. I'd rather read a book.
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Man is a mind betrayed, not served, by his organs.
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That's a comic cover's job: Attract someone's attention and persuade them to try the issue out.
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I'm a real optimist.
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Design must be functional, and functionality must be translated into visual aesthetics without any reliance on gimmicks that have to be explained.
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To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.
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My grandparents on my father's side came to this country from the Caribbean with a strong connection to Africa and no shame about it.
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My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.
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A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.
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All through my life what I've loved doing is watching movies. I love the escapism of film, I love stories. So it is incredible to be able to be in them as much as I am, to see them from the first stitch in a costume to the end product.
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I've been brought up with the Christian faith with my family.
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From those to whom much is given, much is expected. I have been given much - the love of my family, the faith and trust of the people of New York, and the chance to lead this state. I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me.
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I grew up in Cyprus and Egypt, these fantastic places I remember fondly.
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I would give up everything rather than have the blood of white men upon the hands of my people.
