Jada Pinkett Smith Quotes
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I joined a radical group at the age of 16 because I'm a passionate man; the good news is that I turned myself around since then. But my character is still quite free and passionate.
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I say the law should be blind to race, gender and sexual orientation, just as it claims to be blind to wealth and power. There should be no specially protected groups of any kind, except for children, the severely disabled and the elderly, whose physical frailty demands society's care.
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I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not.
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I love sitcoms, and I grew up on sitcoms. That's my tasty junk food.
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Yoghurt cuts sweetness and richness, tempers spice, and makes a dish sing.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out.
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I feel like I'm not the greatest general manager in the history of general managers, but I do OK, and I'm learning as I go. I try to just do my best with it.
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It's important for people to understand where things come or what they represent.
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Back when I was growing up, it was like, 'You're too young to know what you want. We're telling you what you want. It doesn't matter if you like it. And you are stupid. Just so you know.'
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I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
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One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
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Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.
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I'm a typical Irishman in that I only get home for weddings and funerals.
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As a liberal, I am morally obligated to be pragmatic. What good do I do poor people, elderly people, people who are being discriminated against because of their sexual orientation if I'm not realistic about accomplishing something.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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My family is heavily involved in the Marines and close-combat training, and I was raised doing Japanese sword training, so I've always been of the mentality that you have to be able to defend yourself.
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This is the voice of Vietnam Broadcasting from Hanoi, capitol of the Democratic republic of Vietnam.
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I think what is nice about 'Elf,' and why it doesn't play as one long sketch, is that the character actually grows up during the course of the film. It's not just a character that you can keep checking in on and keep doing sketches about. It's a story. I'm pretty proud of how we told it.
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I don't think our music has much to do with math rock.
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Music drives you. It wakes you up, it gets you pumping. And, at the end of the day, the correct tune will chill you down.
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Whatever I do with music, I try to make it align deeply with the values and principles of who I am and what I believe the purpose of my life is.
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Under the claim of “religious freedom”—the cover for a gigantic new fictional creature called “corporate conscience”—the rights of workers could be given short shrift once again.
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My music is like my freedom space.
