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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No man ever quite believes in any other man. One may believe in an idea absolutely, but not in a man.
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Art is about play and about transcendent meanings, not reducible to politics.
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All of the philosophers I studied were white (with a few Eastern exceptions), and, for that matter, they were all male. Africa, the cradle of civilization, seemed to have no footing in the highest form of human thought.
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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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President Obama has never summarized the Obama Doctrine with such clarity, but here is what it would look like: 'I will undertake any military attack against our enemies, regardless of the risks and collateral damage, so long as it is over by the time I have to announce it.'
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Despite all the divisions and discord within our democracy, I see the grit and determination and common goodness of the American people every single day –- and that makes me more confident than ever about our country’s future.
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My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics and obsession with consumerism - that's what I was saying about the difference between the character's message and the film's message.
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Sometimes you will think you can't take it another day. But if you hang in there, one step at a time, you will be able to accomplish more than you ever imagine.
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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.
