Opal Tometi Quotes
Get involved in your neighborhood. That's how I got really, really committed to the immigrant rights movement.
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In terms of achievement, the pride is very important to me. It keeps me going every day. The money is always second to me.
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Women are, in general, less shallow visually. If their man gains 10, 20 pounds, they don't care as much. But I've been with women over the years when my weight fluctuated, and they're definitely more interested physically when I am in really great shape.
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The true Tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs.
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I think a lot of us feel the need to always be connected, and finding time to relax and sometimes play is something that I think we all need to make more time for, especially me.
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Those who go along get along.
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I'd be lying if I said I never think about my female fans in certain shots and certain scenes. Like, when I'm topless, I might think: 'This one is for the ladies.'
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I lie, I cheat, and I steal.
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I mix things from my Somali culture and my American side.
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I don't think I've ever watched a movie to prepare for a role.
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Social Security not only helps Americans enjoy a secure retirement, it has also kept millions of Americans out of poverty.
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I'm a big fan of Georges St-Pierre.
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I would have voted 'no' on the Iraq war and 'yes' to Afghanistan.
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Orson Welles's second 'I-did-it' should show once and for all that film making, radio and the stage are three different guys better kept separated. 'The Magnificent Ambersons' is one of those versions of the richest family in town during the good old days.
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People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people know about it.
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These people are amazing. It's so emotional I was thinking about wearing waterproof mascara.
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My inclination is to whip the rebellion into submission, preserving all Constitutional rights. If it cannot be whipped any other way than through a war against slavery, let it come to to that legitimately. If it is necessary that slavery should fall that the Republic may continue its existence, let slavery go.
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Around them the gawping locals sat, amazed with an amazement that never grew less…
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Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms.
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I have always viewed thinking about arguing, about questioning, pushing back with, joking, about sharing and discovering the world and the news as enjoyable, the same way that I view watching basketball.
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Opinion is dominating, which is absolutely ridiculous - there wouldn't be anything for people to have opinions about if there weren't people out there gathering facts on the ground.
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What the heck would the establishment know about conservatism?
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You cannot control the results, only your actions.
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No matter what happens, keep on hitting the ball.
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Get involved in your neighborhood. That's how I got really, really committed to the immigrant rights movement.
