Darell Hammond Quotes
We are raising today's children in sterile, risk-averse and highly structured environments. In so doing, we are failing to cultivate artists, pioneers and entrepreneurs, and instead cultivating a generation of children who can follow the rules in organized sports games, sit for hours in front of screens and mark bubbles on standardized tests.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that's really quality and great for adults; and when I say 'great for adults,' it doesn't mean without humor, because I'm also interested in doing comedy.
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I was a very focused kid. I always had this crazy lifestyle... billions of jobs, two hours of gymnastics every day, handball, anything with a ball, really. I must have had ADHD or something. I was very energetic, and very small. I didn't start growing until the last year of high school.
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I have mad luck. I'm super-good at games like backgammon or anything that requires rolling dice.
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I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on.
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If it wasn't for golf, I'd probably still be peddling jewelry or be in the sugar mills somewhere.
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The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
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My job is to help more people have jobs.
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American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
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I had a lot of fun in Cambodia, much more so in Cambodia than Vietnam.
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I mean, I can sit down with a guitar, and in fact, we do two, three songs with just guitar and percussion.
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Women's propensity to share confidences is universal. We confirm our reality by sharing.
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My mom was on welfare and the occasional food stamp, but I have never participated in any of those governmental programs, even the ones that kind of work like education, scholarships and whatever, and I managed to do just fine.
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Calling gender violence a women's issue is part of the problem. It gives a lot of men an excuse not to pay attention.
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A lot of my friends are club people. It's not me. It's funny to represent that, because it's not me. I don't fit into a gay club setting. It's just ironic that I represent that somehow.
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Politics ruins the character.
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I want people to learn what democracy means.
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Vegetarian and frugal it may be, but the chickpea is one of the most versatile ingredients you could keep in your cupboards.
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I'm Jewish and Italian, and I lucked out and got the nose of both cultures.
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The original 'About Last Night' was phenomenal.
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I do hope that all nations can live in complete security and welfare.
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Since losing my health, I also feel strongly about making each new day worthwhile.
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These children should be enrolled in Independent Living programs designed by state and local governments to prepare them to enter the workplace, or attend college, and successfully manage their lives.
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We are raising today's children in sterile, risk-averse and highly structured environments. In so doing, we are failing to cultivate artists, pioneers and entrepreneurs, and instead cultivating a generation of children who can follow the rules in organized sports games, sit for hours in front of screens and mark bubbles on standardized tests.
