Rafael dos Anjos Quotes
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My inspiration for writing is all the wonderful books that I read as a child and that I still read. I think that for those of us who write, when we find a wonderful book written by someone else, we don't really get jealous, we get inspired, and that's kind of the mark of what a good writer is.
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There are times you can't really see or even feel how sweet life can be. Hopefully its mountains will be higher than its valleys are deep. I know things that are broken can be fixed. Take the punch if you have to, hit the canvas and then get up again. Life is worth it.
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If an ordinary person parks outside another ordinary person's house for a week, it's considered stalking. If, however, that person is considered newsworthy, it's perfectly legal for paparazzi to do the same thing.
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I shouldn't say this, but I always love the sidekicks. I want to do a leading-lady role in a film - absolutely. But I find that a lot of times I get attracted to the sidekick role. They stand out a little more because they're quirkier, they're funnier, they're crazier.
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A friend of mine said, no matter what I do I always look like an English teacher. She actually said, you still look like a Campbell's Soup kid.
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Meditation is a practice that is considered mainstream: The NFL uses it, the NBA uses it, heart patients use it. It's very easy to consider yourself a meditator and not be too alternative-minded.
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Many people focus on my power and talk about my power, but I have many more qualities in the ring. I like to surprise everyone.
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We had particular policies in this country that resulted in the larger share of poverty that we have in African-American communities.
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In my career, there have been roles I haven't taken because someone involved with the project gave me a bad vibe. I don't care how much money is on the table: No job is worth feeling uneasy every day.
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Beauty at 70 years old isn't the same as beauty at 20 years old, but it is stunning nonetheless.
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I'm trying to play parts which are a little more out there, but I want variety.
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It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.
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'SNL' can be a stressful environment, and I am panicking constantly, but I guess I keep it pretty internal.
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Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring.
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I don't believe that anybody has come to a conclusion on why something is funny. It's funny because it's ridiculous and it's ridiculous for different reasons at different times.
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The Iraqis are not threatened by the Turks or by the Iranians or by the Saudis and they tell me that these are not weapons of mass destruction, they are weapons of self-destruction.
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War is the greatest failure of mankind.
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I'm an artist at heart.
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I think same sex couples should be able to get married.
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It must be horrible having people scared to talk to you. But I think it's kinda cool that I don't really know anyone in that way.
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I find it some of the hardest photography and the most challenging photography I've ever done. It's a real challenge to work with the natural features and the natural light.
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I can beatbox. Well, sort of. I have one beat that I can do, but people get fooled.
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People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
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I think to get a title shot, you need to have some expressive winnings.
