Chiwetel Ejiofor Quotes
Since I started acting, I always or often find work takes precedence with me. And that is not necessarily a great rule for life.
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At one point, I had a story accepted at the 'New Yorker,' which sent off weird bells in people when I told them - 'Oh,' they thought, 'now you are a writer' - where I really had been for the last 30-odd years.
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All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
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I got addicted to Tetris, playing it in my basement, I was missing all these airplane flights over it. After the fourth one that I missed, I realized I needed to get rid of this thing - so ever since then, I don't play video games any more.
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I'm proud of my hard work. Working hard won't always lead to the exact things we desire. There are many things I've wanted that I haven't always gotten. But, I have a great satisfaction in the blessings from my mother and father, who instilled a great work ethic in me both personally and professionally.
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My father is actually a quarry man - he deals in stone. He also at one point had a lot of sheep, he owned a sheep farm, but primarily the family business was in stone.
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I've got a PowerPoint deck that I use for internal presentations, and there's a slide on it that asks, 'What percentage of your game is combat versus exploration versus puzzle solving versus platforming,' and I refuse to answer that question.
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Skid Row would probably be my favorite Jersey band.
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When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat.
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Race differences show up early in life.
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There's so much pressure, but I think if you really love it, if you truly love it, and it's your passion to sing, then that's what will get through. I think if you don't have that, you'll realise quickly.
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The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.
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I don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters.
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I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a great part. I'd love to do a box-office hit.
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A lasting two-state solution requires two credible partners, and not just one side - Israel - taking superficial steps simply to placate world opinion.
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If people want to find me, they can. They'll see a middle-aged woman wandering around the grocery store, looking to see what to buy for dinner.
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Tiny quails may not seem as impressive as a mammoth turkey, but there is something refreshing about a spread of individual birds on the Christmas table.
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An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
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Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.
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Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
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We also take time to be away from each other to live our separate lives, which allows us to be excited when we come back together to play music.
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Wheresoever thou findest a high mountain or a lofty hill and a green tree, know that an idol is there!
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An evil nature wielding great authority brings misfortune upon the community.
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As I've said before, and I still hold to, I truly am the most boring person alive. And if there was a great investigation to be found at the end of the resume, it would be, the most boring person alive.
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Since I started acting, I always or often find work takes precedence with me. And that is not necessarily a great rule for life.
