Nate Parker Quotes
You don't choose who you sit next to in a theater. You sit in a theater, and there's an energy that happens.
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Love is important. I didn't have the energy to be giving it to somebody else in a way that they deserved, and I knew that. So I've always been scared to go too far with somebody I care for because I knew there would come a day when I'd need to pick up and finish a painting for the next three months. That day is inevitable.
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If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.
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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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I'm high energy.
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Fossil fuels are - they're inherently centralized. And you need a lot of infrastructure to get them out, and you need a lot of infrastructure to transport it, as Obama was explaining in front of all that pipe, right? Whereas renewable energy is everywhere.
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When you're younger they always try to get you to do every ninny role that's going.
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When you take risks and things don't go your way, you can be heavily criticised by the media.
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The world can be very small. That's why you have to be very careful, whoever you meet.
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Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
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How well you eat and rest helps you analyse your energy reserves.
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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You can't get emotional about your work.
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People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
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If you feel like snacking, stock up on almonds, walnuts and cranberries.
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My roots are in stand-up, and stand-up is very freeing. There's no script involved; you just fly.
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When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.
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In Europe you can be Sophia, you can be these older women who are considered very sexy.
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I respected it. I submerged myself into it. So on a lot of days off I would go and fish with the fishermen and the families that ran the boats. I would go work the fields with farmers. I would go and talk with farmers about growing particular products for me.
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Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly at first.
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I want to play in the WBC. That was one of my goals to represent my country.
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You don't choose who you sit next to in a theater. You sit in a theater, and there's an energy that happens.
