James Baldwin Quotes
It is a great shock at the age of five or six to find that in a world of Gary Coopers you are the Indian.
Quotes to Explore
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Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
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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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It's very scary to turn things down, but a project has to really mean something to me. I'm not interested in making a lot of money.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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The Sunday School teacher talked too much in the way our grade school teacher used to when she told us about George Washington. Pleasant, pretty stories, but not true.
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Kids are learning to play. That's why we're seeing an emergence. That's why we're seeing the Under-17s and Under-20s doing better in international football.
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I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?
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Life is a canvas of many strokes where shades from different palettes meet into a picture so concrete that some forget it is their own, so become framed themselves.
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Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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We keep score in life because it matters. It counts. It matters. Too many people opt out and never discover their own abilities because they fear failure. They don't understand commitment.
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'Yela' represents hunger, life, light, fire, power. 'Wolf' speaks to my fighting spirit. The soul I put in my music.
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Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.
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As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.
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In Chicago, they die for their teams.
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I am a very active audience member. I want to be moved. I want to be confronted. I want to feel.
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Being asked to support humane meat means being asked to support the suffering of animals in transport, to approve of treatment that causes them palpable fear, their bodies shaking and their eyes wide as saucers, as they are slung by their legs into crates that are slammed onto the back of a truck.
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Obviously, that off-the-ice battle I went through, plus injuries I came back from, I always felt the fans are really knowledgeable there and respected and appreciated guys that gave whatever they had and guys that fought through things.
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When I was a kid, I always had my hair in two plaits. But for dancing, I had to have it in a bun because I did ballet.
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The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world.
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I definitely am a ritualistic person.
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In the end, what matters most is how well you lived, how well you loved, and how well you learned to let go.
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Weirdly, my nickname was Lady. I didn't get Stretch, or Stilts, or Spider Legs - I got Lady. I guess I was always a bit ladylike.
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It is a great shock at the age of five or six to find that in a world of Gary Coopers you are the Indian.
