Chiwetel Ejiofor Quotes
If you're looking at people like Patrice Lumumba, you are looking at people who had a very definite plan, and events overran them.
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I'm not an A student; I'm not even a B student, but I've gotten a lot better with the reading because of texts. And I can voice-text and say whatever I want to people.
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I try not to have favorites, but Barfly is one that I like. My favorite is always the one I just finished.
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EVOO is extra-virgin olive oil. I first coined 'EVOO' on my cooking show because saying 'extra virgin olive oil' over and over was wordy, and I'm an impatient girl - that's why I make 30-minute meals!
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Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
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I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance.
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Censorship is advertising paid by the government.
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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
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I once went to one of those parties where everyone throws their car keys into the middle of the room. I don't know who got my moped, but I drove that Peugeot for years.
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I'm a chubby middle-aged white guy with short hair. I think that's it, really. I kind of have a look. Right now, I'm not fat enough to be the fat friend, but I'm not thin enough to be the leading man, so I look like a cop.
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If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.
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Over the next few years the boardrooms of America are going to light up with hot flashes.
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I'm not a Man U fan at all, but I can't get enough of Rooney. What a joy to watch!
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When God calls a man to be upright and pure and generous, he also calls him to be intelligent and skillful, and strong and brave.
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It is ingrained in all living creatures, first of all, to preserve their own safety, to guard against what is harmful, to strive for what is advantageous.
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Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.
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When you're putting good stuff into your body, you feel so much better.
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The E.U. can deliver on its citizens' needs and make its partnerships work only if we all act together - E.U. institutions and national governments, at all levels, united.
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I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I'm trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level.
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I'm fascinated by the deaths of stars and the havoc they wreak on their environments.
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The world could burn around her, the cities turn to dust, the cries of a hundred thousand fill the air, and she would get up after the fire died and walk barefoot and burned over the charred soil in search of clean water, a weapon, a purpose. She would rebuild.
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I love and appreciate the bonding time with Mason. Nursing is surprisingly one of my favorite things.
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Stand-ups are always good to see on YouTube. There's a guy named Mike Head who lives in Cleveland. He's great. He's an African-American stand-up.
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If you're looking at people like Patrice Lumumba, you are looking at people who had a very definite plan, and events overran them.
