James McBride Quotes
A lot of mixed-race stories are these navel-gazing, horrible accounts of mulatto tragedy.
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Indians invest more in Britain than in the rest of European Union combined. It is not because they want to save on interpretation costs, but because they find an environment that is welcoming and familiar.
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Appropriate assessments are a crucial part of effectively educating students. But they only measure a narrow segment of what kids need to learn.
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I believe that first impressions are very important.
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I really like the power of stopping the laughter and turning it to horror.
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When I play a solo I'm just expressing that moment. It can go horribly wrong easily enough.
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Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.
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You set paths for yourself, but as you get older, things change.
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I do love that witches haven't really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves.
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I visualized high school as being like 'Saved By the Bell.' I decided I would do all the things they did on that show.
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One night I went to see Bobby at the Flamingo. Because he was my hero, I would visit him for inspiration.
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Disneyland is a show.
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You take somebody that cries their goddam eyes out over phoney stuff in the movies, and nine times out of ten they're mean bastards at heart.
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What prevails in every corner of this globalized world is the real struggle of our species for its own survival.
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I have, indeed, lived most of my life overseas, but I've returned repeatedly to work in film, special television productions, and the New York theater. There have also been tributes and similar occasions that have called me back to Hollywood. I've returned so often, I almost feel that I've never left.
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A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
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I trained myself, whenever I walk into auditions, to hate everyone in the room.
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Fame gives you a high.
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One of the wonderful things about wrestling, to me, is that you can protect people who have had head injuries.
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Thus you may understand that love alone is the true seed of every merit in you, and of all acts for which you must atone.
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Mostly I play sports games - football and basketball. 'Inside Drive' and 'NFL Fever.'
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I think that most actors don't have very good opinions of themselves.
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That's the thing about acting - you can't fake it.
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A lot of mixed-race stories are these navel-gazing, horrible accounts of mulatto tragedy.
