James McBride Quotes
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	I'm a mother of three. I don't really have the time to put very elaborate outfits together, so I keep it casual but dress it up with shoes, a bag, and jewellery.   
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	Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.   
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	If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.   
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	I grew up outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a little town, and went to a regular high school. I was a... very average student in that high school. Then I joined the Navy, and while I was in the Navy, I was in a motorcycle accident and woke up deaf in a hospital.   
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	Being someone with Latin roots, so many doors are constantly closed for you because people put you in a category, and the thing I've always wanted to avoid is categorisation.   
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	I am opposed to the military use of animals. I am also opposed to the military use of men.   
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	If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.   
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	Jealousy... is a mental cancer.   
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	With the rights now in our loving hands, I'm beyond excited to bring 'The Green Hornet' into the 21st century in a meaningful and relevant way: modernizing it and making it accessible to a whole new generation. My intention is to bring a gravitas to 'The Green Hornet' that wipes away the camp and kitsch of the previous iteration.   
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	I've really written my books for my husband and our family. They've brought us closer together by allowing us to discuss things that were unspoken for so long.   
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	I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.   
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	When your focus is social change and not financial change, why wouldn't you want to share that openly? Innovation only succeeds when it's shared.   
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	All the big online retailers are looking at how to enter the Russian market.   
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	I saw 'The Artist.' It's really beautiful and it's all done to the letter with all the silent film techniques. The costumes were amazing and the dog is so good.   
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	I love researching, I love interviewing.   
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	There is a misconception that young Muslim women are oppressed. That simply isn't the case. I choose to dress modestly and choose to cover my hair with a hijab; not all Muslim women make that choice, and that's okay. We are all different!   
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	I struggled for many, many years following 'Music and Lyrics' - I mean really struggled.   
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	I think the dot-com boom and bust represented the end of the beginning. The industry is more mature today.   
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	I was thinking I would love to make something that is a successful film that everybody sees, but I wasn't thinking about the actual dollar amount. I just wanted to make a great film that people responded to. That's always a good ambition because you'll never totally hit it.   
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	So many girls and boys are looking up to me, and I have to conduct myself in a way that I don't disappoint too many people and I don't generate any kind of hate or propaganda for any reason. And I think we all should do that.   
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	We must unify Taiwan; we cannot afford to have our society being divided in half.   
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	Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female.   
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	Most of my work is done when everyone else is asleep.   
 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					