Raekwon Quotes
I always give RZA that support as far as saying he brought Wu-Tang to the table. It was his philosophy. He picked certain dudes to be part of this group, and he said, 'This is what it's going to be called.'
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Dormer by name, Dormer by nature: I love to sleep.
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I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant.
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Information is a negotiator's greatest weapon.
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It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.
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Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.
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I wrote 'Thelma & Louise' in 1988, and we shot it in 1990. Everyone kept saying, 'This is so groundbreaking... this is going to change the landscape,' but I don't see that result at all. When we saw some female studio executives, we were hopeful that more women would be hired as directors, but that didn't really seem to happen.
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I don't watch that much comedy. I think it's professional jealousy. That and a lack of support for my community.
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Feeling in the young precedes philosophy, and often acts with a more certain aim.
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I always give RZA that support as far as saying he brought Wu-Tang to the table. It was his philosophy. He picked certain dudes to be part of this group, and he said, 'This is what it's going to be called.'
