Keegan-Michael Key Quotes
There's a thing called the 'One Drop' theory in African-American culture, which is if you have one drop of black blood in you, you're black.
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I can work in films as long as the story doesn't have a realistic nature. If I'm working with an allegory, a fantasy, it can be developed in synthetic terms.
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Be present. Be meditative. Form real friendships. Stay away from business networking events or friendships where there is always an underlying business angle.
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I've wanted to write comics ever since I figured out it was a job.
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The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people.
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As a member of the audience I don't like it that I can't see what's going on in the eyes and in the face and in the most subtle responses of a performer when I'm more than a few rows back. I find it very frustrating.
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Gossip, even when it avoids the sexual, bears around it a faint flavor of the erotic.
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I really enjoy being a dad, and maybe I took it too seriously, but I love being around my kids.
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Would I describe myself as new Labour? I'm Labour, organised Labour. I think labels have a limited use and that's where you really get into boy stuff sometimes, just sticking on labels.
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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
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The physicians of one class feel the patients and go away, merely prescribing medicine. As they leave the room they simply ask the patient to take the medicine. They are the poorest class of physicians.
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'Dhruva' will have them glued to their seats throughout, and I'm sure of that.
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Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn.
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Things happen for a reason. I'm happy, but not I'm not satisfied with the things I'm doing.
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Corporations cannot commit treason, or be outlawed or excommunicated, for they have no souls.
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Science is defined in various ways, but today it is generally restricted to something which is experimental, which is repeatable, which can be predicted, and which is falsifiable.
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When you take a shower in space, you have to press the water onto your body to clean yourself, and then you gotta vacuum it off.
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Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.
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My theory is that if I can stay present in the moment in my life as frequent as possible the artwork will be more reflective of my nature and my experiences.
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The Democratic Party has taken the black community for granted and said, 'This is the most loyal constituency we have. They're not going anywhere.' But the Republican Party has said, 'That's the most loyal constituency Democrats have. They're not going anywhere. We've got to win without them.'
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I'm a registered Republican and consider socialism a violation of the American principle that you shouldn't stick your nose in other people's business except to make a buck.
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Follow your heart, minute by minute and day by day. Let the course of the river run as it will, instead of tying yourself up in fears that you may never realize" Wulfgar
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Conflict is a great thing to start with. For me as a songwriter, I am constantly trying to solve problems.
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There's a thing called the 'One Drop' theory in African-American culture, which is if you have one drop of black blood in you, you're black.
