Larry Wilmore Quotes
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When I was a kid, all I ever wanted was to be famous.
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I am a very reclusive, private person.
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By nature, I'm a very positive person, and because I'm happy in myself, and in my life, and I've got a great husband, and beautiful children, and I have a job that I love that calls for a certain amount of emotional expression, I get to realise a lot of my dreams and aspirations.
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I've had self-esteem issues for a really, really long time. Plenty of people think I'm ugly, and plenty of people don't. But there's a moment when I'm modeling where I forget about my self-esteem issues and focus on what the photographer's telling me - and I feel pretty. And in that sense, it's selfish.
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A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if you only have accountability without adequate school funding. Until Tallahassee understands the need to raise the bar as well as the financial investment, Florida will continue to celebrate mediocrity at the expense of true achievement.
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I did not have a van, or wear Birkenstocks and tie-dyes.
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I just respect Kanye as an artist.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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It is most regrettable that nuclear energy is being harnessed for making nuclear weapons.
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I think the audience keeps it fresh for me. You just never know – every audience has its own personality.
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I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.
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You can't say what the outcome of a competition is going to be, so now I am ready to accept any result that comes my way, if I give my best shot.
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I have no superstitions. I don't have to have a Sunday outfit. I don't have socks or underwear I have to wear.
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I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I'm proud of, but something I learned from.
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When a guy tells me I'm cute, it's not something desirable. Cute is more like what you want your pet to be.
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America's grossly unfair tax system won't lead to class war. Or, if it does, the war will be brief.
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There's always a mismatch between small entrepreneurial outfits and large companies, which often don't have the same outlook.
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I wasn't in school often enough to really belong to a 'clique,' but my friends all studied hard and got pretty good grades. They were good people with self-respect. I still like to be friends with people I admire something about; I really believe that we become like the people we're surrounded by, so I choose my friends carefully!
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My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact, he gave me the first birthday presents I ever got: a box of Cracker Jacks and a can of ABC shoe polish.
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A part of me will always be unflyable, stuck in the climb.
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I'm not really religious but very spiritual. I give money to this company that manufactures hearing aids on a regular basis. More people should really hear me sing. I have a gift from God.
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Seeing the energy of 'SNL' made me want to be a part of it. If that was a job, I thought, that was the job I wanted. That was my plan. Comedy.
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Conflict is a great thing to start with. For me as a songwriter, I am constantly trying to solve problems.
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I'll stop talking about race when people stop being racist.
