David Oyelowo Quotes
I am a father, I am very aware of the things that I'm putting out in the world knowing that one day my children will watch the work that I've done. I want to be able to stand by it.
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There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.
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I was in San Francisco for 'Trauma' and then got back to town and got situated and started looking at things and passing on things. I think I was around for a month and a half, and there were other projects that were up, but it's all a waiting game. And then, 'The Vampire Diaries' came up, and I was really interested and read for it.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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I went to Floridita on Wardour Street when I was 18. All I could afford was pumpkin soup and a glass of champagne, but it was worth it.
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Is regulation per se bad? Is better regulation bad? I think better regulation is good for the business community, and I think that's something we should get together on.
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My father was a civil servant in northern India where I was born. As a boy I saw the dire effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially on women and children. It often seemed that the only thing separating me from them was luck.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.
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I don't spend a lot on holidays, but have been very fortunate to travel extensively through doing various challenges around the world. The best place I've ever been is Argentina.
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The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical properties of hydrogen and deuterium, together with an efficient method for the separation of these isotopes, have opened an interesting field of research in several of the major branches of science.
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I've always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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Initially, it would bother me when filmmakers, script writers, dialogue writers and choreographers tried to recreate a bit of my dad though me.
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A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.
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There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.
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I didn't realize that winning the Olympics at age 14 automatically put me in the category of being a celebrity.
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One of the things that fascinates me most is when people are so charmed by the universe that it becomes part of their artistic output.
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There are no black women geniuses that are being named in canons. I could name a bunch, but it's not part of common knowledge. It's not how the world is taught to think about black women.
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I do think the U.S. has a moral and political leadership role to play.
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I like movies where you can come back and re-watch them and admire the cinematography 25 years later.
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Ecology should be object lessons that the world sees, that explains in a visceral, physical way, the attributes of God.
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I am a father, I am very aware of the things that I'm putting out in the world knowing that one day my children will watch the work that I've done. I want to be able to stand by it.
