DeMar DeRozan Quotes
I told myself that if I went to Compton High, and I made something out of the school, it would mean something to me later down the line because I started everything. And future kids would say, 'DeMar made it here; why can't I?' I wanted to stay home.
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I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.
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Common man is always benefited by a rate cut.
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No one can harm the man who does himself no wrong.
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My dad, for the first 15 years of my career, on every visit he made to a play or a film set, would find the oldest person on set and say, 'Do you think my son has a future?'
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Musical theater is often seen as a lesser form of acting, although I don't see it that way.
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I told myself that if I went to Compton High, and I made something out of the school, it would mean something to me later down the line because I started everything. And future kids would say, 'DeMar made it here; why can't I?' I wanted to stay home.
