Booker T. Washington Quotes
The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.
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I'm sure I frustrate the trainers - in fact, I know I frustrate the trainers to no end. But I think there's a very fine line. I listen to their advice. I take their medical expertise very seriously. But then I also, the reason I am where I am, the reason I play the way I play, is because I push beyond normal.
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Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you don't have to declare war. You're just at war and we did that, which is not legal.
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It's hard to have people talking about you and trashing you in the media and saying they think your career is over... and you are only 25.
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My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.
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By channeling my inner heiress, I created a new opportunity for young heiresses.
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It scares me to think that one day I'm not going to be in school anymore.
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The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
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For me, 'Atmosphere' was more about looking inwards and reaching out to people close to me. To emphasize the fact that I'm singing on the first single, this album is really more about me and songs that I've written instead of collaborating with people.
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As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.
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I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy.
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Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world?
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I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend.
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America slept because most Americans preferred it that way.
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The irony is that, coming from a white-collar British background, I tend to play blue-collar Americans!
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I love India.
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A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.
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Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.
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I think often times on Joss Whedon's shows he can make you hate a character for a period and then love the character. He does it effortlessly.
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To my mind, it is the duty of the younger Negro artist, if he accepts any duties at all from outsiders, to change through the force of his art that old whispering 'I want to be white,' hidden in the aspirations of his people, to 'Why should I want to be white? I am a Negro - and beautiful!'
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I can have an androgynous quality.
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Design needs a new relationship with the world, one that is more focused on our planet's needs.
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The responsibility of carrying and bringing a new life into this world is one that cannot be taken lightly.
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I never imagined being able to make money from acting - and now I can.
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The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.
