Jeffrey Wright Quotes
I used to say that 'happy' was like 'lucky,' kind of imaginary. But now that I'm married and have children, I find that happiness is a real space.
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One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.
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If the television market collapses - and it will collapse - then, it seems, there is too much regulation, and that's not a good thing.
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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We don't ask the actor playing James Bond what his sexual preference is. So I don't know what it is, really, with trying to out actors who portray gay characters on television. But it is some sort of fascination in society.
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If someone is alone reading my poems, I hope it would be like reading someone's notebook. A record. Of a place, beauty, difficulty. A familiar daily struggle.
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Newt Gingrich seldom misses a chance to note that he is a historian.
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For me, and this may not be everybody, but because I do love country music so much, there's such a feeling of home in Nashville, especially because it's such a small town. You bring up one song, everybody knows who wrote it, everybody knows their mother and what their cell number is, and all of the stories.
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But we will play 6, 7 new songs each evening, approximately a third in the concert. I think it's a good balance. It will be very interesting to see the public's reaction. But i think when we'll play the very first new piece, we will be scared.
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My dad was in the military, yeah. He was in the Air Force, and he was a doctor, so he would go places for six months here, and two years there. And I was home-schooled because I played the violin, and I did a lot of competitions.
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The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.
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We had a great dramatic society in school, and that's where I first got exposure both as an actor and director.
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Mum and Dad were both happy for me to do what I wanted.
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A lot of actors and actresses pull from past experiences.
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When James Bond gets old, you get rid of him and bring a new James Bond in.
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I enjoy music wherever it's coming from.
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Behaviour arises from the level of one's consciousness.
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I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine.
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In nature there are few sharp lines.
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I want girls to feel the confidence you get from being smart. They get so many messages that tell them the most important thing is to be beautiful.
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What cops are hired to do is to control people who will not abide by the social contract.
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I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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A good liar must have a good memory. Kissinger is a stupendous liar with a remarkable memory.
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Rebirth. I mean by this simply what happens when the child begins to realise the fact that the black does not enter through the white’s front door is not in the same category as the fact that the dead will never come back.
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I used to say that 'happy' was like 'lucky,' kind of imaginary. But now that I'm married and have children, I find that happiness is a real space.
