Frank Ocean Quotes
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I keep waiting for a paradigm shift to happen that will let network and studio execs see that sci-fi is the same as any other genre in terms of how you approach it - logically, character-based, with challenging ideas and forward thinking - but I worry that it might never happen in my lifetime.
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I often tell people when you make a mistake, you not only hurt yourself, but you hurt the ones that love you.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.
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And then, I suppose, there's also a cinematic reality on top of that. Because it was extremely difficult to keep tabs on, it was quite confusing acting that.
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My dream was always to win in the Olympic Games, but I never set that next goal, and I have realised now I need to set another goal.
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Paris can be like the land of the Lotus-Eaters. You can't leave.
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I have a few homes, and Los Angeles is certainly one of them.
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Negroes are in no mood to shoulder guns for democracy abroad while they are denied democracy here at home.
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Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct; but to find these reasons is no less an instinct.
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It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn.
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Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.
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I'm anti-cheese in a salad.
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Writing is something I've always done on the side. I thought that no one would be interested, so I kept it to myself.
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My only requirement for life is that I don't get stuck in a rut.
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Receiving personal revelation is not a passive process. As we seek such revelations, we must prepare for these sacred experiences.
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Nothing is so embarrassing as watching someone do something that you said couldn't be done.
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The airport paparazzi kind of wigs me out a little bit.
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I want people to be ecstatic but to cry at the same time.
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Happiness does not come from football awards. It's terrible to correlate happiness with football. Happiness comes from a good job, being able to feed your wife and kids. I don't dream football, I dream the American dream - two cars in a garage, be a happy father.
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For children, diversity needs to be real and not merely relegated to learning the names of the usual suspects during Black History Month or enjoying south-of-the-border cuisine on Cinco de Mayo. It means talking to and spending time with kids not like them so that they may discover those kids are in fact just like them.
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If anyone here is secretly dreaming of making the Olympics, I can tell you exactly how to do it, two words: Sustained Obsession. The obsession isn't so hard. But keeping it sustained is a tough nut to crack. A heart-felt enemy can go a long way to sustaining your obsession. Love your enemy.
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I worked my face off.
