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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Having been on tour in countries that are extremely eco-friendly, we automatically end up doing the things that normal people do in other countries.
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I love the way you can fall in love with a piece of literature; how words alone can get your heart doing that.
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It is a weird feeling to have people go, 'Hey Chris' like they know me. But, number one, 99 percent of my experiences have been really cool. People couldn't be nicer and more positive.
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People tend to judge presidents on how the economy performs, and yet we don't expect them to have the power to do much about it. Or we don't want them to exercise that power, if they were to have it.
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It is quite common to meet people that live a few kilometers away from Mexico and that have never been there. We need to revive on many levels an illustrious desire to get to know the world, to learn another language, to understand and create empathy with people that live a few kilometers away from us. It's never late to do this.
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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.
