Dikembe Mutombo Quotes
My foundation was created so I can find a way to improve the living conditions of my people in the African continent, not just in Congo.
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Diversity isn't just a hallmark of big cities anymore.
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I'm always shocked when I see myself because I don't recognize myself.
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My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
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The orthogonal features, when combined, can explode into complexity.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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I have to protect my family and have a life with them that is completely private.
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I need one psychological expert to help me concentrate.
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So I felt, well, I'll make the money and, with the money, do what I want to do.
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It's like the brooding hen sitting over a china egg.
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All our wives are experimental psychologists.
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Intimacy is something to be cherished, and intimacy is not something to be afraid of.
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A song of mine called 'I'll Take Care of You' was on that 'Wide Open Spaces' Dixie Chicks album.
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On Career Day in high school, you don't walk around looking for the cartoon guy.
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I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.
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Individual responsibility, hard work, paying attention in school, faith, family all these things are important.
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The Loire Valley is grossly underestimated. The prices are fair, and the wines are real.
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I've had fans do some pretty awesome things... I once had a fan do a mock proposal for me in Mumbai, inside a McDonalds... and I've had fans give me some precious things. I had one fan give me her mother's ring; I've gotten some pretty intense stuff. And I always get drawings and scrapbooks from fans, which is also pretty cool.
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How do you stand out as a fashion ad campaign? By using people off the street; it does generate buzz.
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If we go to the 1940s, Nazi Germany - look, we saw it in Britain. Neville Chamberlain told the British people: Accept the Nazis. Yes, they will dominate the continent of Europe, but that is not our problem. Let's appease them. Why? Because it can't be done. We cannot possibly stand against them.
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Historically, when a previous US administration enters into an agreement, it carries forward into the future administration.
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There is a real problem with the lack of diversity, specifically in genre films and the superheroes our kids grow up watching and emulating, they can't really identify with. When you see the same thing, over and over again, and it seems not to speak of you and your heritage and your culture, it leaves you out of this world, a little bit. It gives a certain social distance with your world.
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My foundation was created so I can find a way to improve the living conditions of my people in the African continent, not just in Congo.
