C. L. R. James Quotes
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I turned a lot of people in white America - and not just white America, but middle-class America - into hip-hoppers, you know?
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You know, it's such an insult to actual martial artists that I say that I do martial arts.
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People don't remember each tree in a park but all of us benefit from the trees. And in a way, artists are like trees in a park.
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I love the science-fiction genre because there's always so many endless possibilities! It's a limitless genre and can be fun playing around with otherworldly ideas.
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When we were on the farm, we were isolated, not just by geography but by the primitive living conditions: no electricity, no running water and, of course, no computer, no phone.
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Detroit's a good investment because, first of all, the entry fee for everything is lower. And, you've got the talent that is here that is ambitious and motivated, so you're going to get in on a much lower cost structure in every way, shape, or form from labor to buildings to whatever.
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I am glad. I am now an Olympic medallist.
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No matter who you are, the grass is never greener on the other side.
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If you don't have a healthy relationship with yourself, how can you with anyone else? Even if it's not healthy, I imagine it's a lot of fun. And healthy or not, I still think there can be a lot of love.
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We're not going to do a Facebook game aimed at 35-year old women about farming.
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Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.
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It is my policy to deepen the Japan-U.S. alliance and to deepen security and economic relations as well as personal exchanges.
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If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the Up button.
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I have Native American blood. I have African blood. I have European blood.
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I love to travel the world. My husband and I always travel and everywhere we go I've been to Italy, of course London, Ireland, and you just receive so much love.
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I can say without hesitation that there is certainly no greater show to be a contestant on than 'Price' - the prizes can be huge, and the whole world loves and watches the show. It's an American institution!
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Governor Jan Brewer and the Arizona legislature have created an environment in Arizona where performing is no longer a neutral act. They have created an environment where they can convert the normal commercial interaction between artists and their fans into the means to apply this racist law.
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I didn't even realize I was writing songs - I thought I was just being witty and sarcastic.
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Not to take anything away from artists who don't write their own songs, but it's always been important to me to make sure it's my story.
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I think when you're young and have that first burst of energy and make five or six pictures in a row that tell the stories of all the things in life you want to say... well, maybe those are the films that should have won me the Oscar.
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A man with no enemies is a man with no character.
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We are commanded to love our neighbors as ourselves, and I believe that to love ourselves means to extend to those various selves that we have been along the way the same degree of compassion and concern that we would extend to anyone else.
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If you are not their slaves, you are rebels.
