Malcolm X Quotes
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Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.
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Everyone has something to sell. The greatest thing you can ever sell is an idea or talent.
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Many incredible artists die before they were famous.
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If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.
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What you pay for an investment is the single biggest determinant for how successful that investment will be. When equity prices are high, your returns will be lower. When they are cheap, your returns will be higher.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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Let me start by saying I wish no country had the need for an army. But in Israel, serving is part of being an Israeli. You've got to give back to the state. You give two or three years, and it's not about you. You give your freedom away. You learn discipline and respect.
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It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.
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You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind.
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Every time you make a guess of what a judge is going to do... you're wrong, so I try to stay away from that.
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You put high heels on and you change.
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You know in the West they support realistic forces.
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Make big pots of soups, stews and chilis - they stretch a buck, and you can live off them for days!
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I try not to be in situations where I'm being grabbed at. For the most part, you can avoid them.
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There are really very few roles for women in films in which you can also make a living.
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Slowly but surely, I went through different phases of fame, and each rises you further into isolation and alienation.
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I think if you come from a history of persecution you have to develop a sense of humour.
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You gotta be really careful what you bite off. Don't bite off more than you can chew. It's a dangerous world.
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All the actors I respect, especially old-Hollywood actors, the reason I think so many of them have had long careers is that there is a sort of mystery about them. You don't know what they do on Friday nights when they go home from work. You have no clue. You have this sort of fantasy about them.
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In politics, you never know who's going to die, retire, or - in Illinois - get indicted.
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A writer should write what he has to say and not speak it.
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If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.
