Fred Korematsu Quotes
That was it - I lost my job... I was very discouraged. I wanted to be in defense work... I'm an American, and I have nothin' to do with Japan, and so it's sort of an insult to me.
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The reasons kids get into trouble in one way or another is because - Who ever told them they were special?
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To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.
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Nobody is bothered about an institution more than its alumni.
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I don't see myself as ever being like anybody else.
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I am supposed to set an example to young players.
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When you promise something, you must fulfill it.
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Look at how many North Carolina kids have played for me or tried out for me or coached with me. I've had Dennis Wuycik, Steve Previs, Billy Chamberlain, Donald Washington, Darrell Elston, Tommy LaGarde, Bobby Jones. You name it, I've had them. Whatever Coach has ever asked me to do, I've done. Because I love the school, and I worship him.
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One of two historically African American communities that sprang up along the Mississippi Gulf Coast after emancipation, North Gulfport has always been a place where residents have had fewer civic resources than those extended to other outlying communities.
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I've been a victim in every film I have done so far. It would be nice to play someone who doesn't get killed for once. Then again, I am getting really good at screaming and fake tears.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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There are certainly talented instrumentalists coming from India. I see them performing all over the world.
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If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors.
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I'm not a Hollywood basher because enough good movies come out of the Hollywood system every year to justify its existence, without any apologies.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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A woman simply is, but a man must become.
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I don't think that attorneys should be in any way running for governor.
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Fools are more to be feared than the wicked.
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People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job.
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The great songs just come out. If it comes quick, just leave it that way.
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As an Asian-American actor, I believe it is important to never settle for the status quo. I feel a responsibility to do everything in my power to create positive perceptions of Asian Americans through my work.
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It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.
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Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided.
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I have said it before and I will continue to say that I don't think art is the most effective form of protest. I don't think it changes policy; I think it changes discourse, and discourse can change ideas, and for me, that's what it's about: having that space for conversation.
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That was it - I lost my job... I was very discouraged. I wanted to be in defense work... I'm an American, and I have nothin' to do with Japan, and so it's sort of an insult to me.
