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.
Quotes to Explore
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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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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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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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American actresses have more problems than I do; I'm lucky to be able to play what I want for a smaller audience, because I have my own country to do that in.
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Do you know how many companies have wanted me to do an energy drink for them because I named my book 'Crush It!'? It might be fun one day, but right now I think it would undermine the personal brand I've built.
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Dabbing was a way of fashion that turned into a dance.
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I guess music is very global.
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Sustainable solutions based on innovation can create a more resilient world only if that innovation is focused on the health and well-being of its inhabitants. And it is at that point - where technology and human needs intersect - that we will find meaningful innovation.
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Many large brands are now just marketing machines for what's being made offshore.
Chad Hurley -
We have wild animals in zoos, yet people rarely meet their 'food' face to face.
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We finally understand in general terms how a cell is organized, how its specialized organs function in a well integrated manner to insure its survival and replication.
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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.
