Booker T. Washington Quotes
Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.
Quotes to Explore
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Art is about play and about transcendent meanings, not reducible to politics.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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I have self-actualized. Pardon me whilst I adjust my glowing halo.
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Suning Appliance has no problem of financial risk. Do you think I'm risky? I'm definitely not risky.
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Katie Holmes is really amazing.
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Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.
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Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.
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Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.
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I have the potential to be very strong and powerful, sometimes angry, sometimes passionate. I also can be shy and withhold that because I am afraid. I don't want to freak anybody out with my passion... So I struggle with that all the time.
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Even if your novel occurs in an unfamiliar setting in which all the customs and surroundings will seem strange to your reader, it's still better to start with action. The reason for this is simple. If the reader wanted an explanation of milieu, he would read nonfiction. He doesn't want information. He wants a story.
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I had seen some films made about the underground music world in Tehran, and most of them were short documentaries about 30 or 40 minutes long. And I always wondered why they weren't publicized more. Really, their only flaw was they were short documentaries.
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The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
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I was getting offers. I had just turned them down. Then I realized I should be grateful that at age 54, people were still offering me film roles.
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My choice was to ruin my son's life by giving him money or giving 90-plus percent to charity. Not much of a choice.
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I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late start without me.
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I just think that if one is going to preach nonviolence and one is going to advocate for nonviolence, one's standard should be consistent.
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I think there are more female characters in videogames now but I also think that's because videogames in general are more diverse now.
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How do we get more politicians to move from 'fixing' the system to reforming the system? The obvious answer is to either improve the quality of public services or reduce the public's dependence on them. Both approaches are necessary.
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We've got some fundamental choices to make about the kind of country we want to be. Will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well, or are we going to build an economy where everyone who works hard has a chance to get ahead?
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If you rely on the media for your information, to educate yourself about the candidates and what issues are facing the country, then you get just part of the equation. I think it's important that we as citizens of this democracy take the responsibility to get as much information as possible before we go into the voting booth.
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Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.
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When the president decides that he knows better than you know what's good for you or your family, we've got trouble in this country.
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Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.
