Max Roach Quotes
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I don't consider myself a feminist, but I feel very empowered as a woman, and I've used all my resources widely. I believe in equality, but that's just naturally happening. I still want a door opened for me, to be treated like a lady, but I also want equal rights for women, of course.
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I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself.
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Most big popcorn movies are 'bad guy does something to good guy, good guy gets revenge on bad guy, sets the world right, and moves on.' And 'Ender's Game' is just not that simple, so it's an exciting challenge. It's a little terrifying, and let's see how audiences respond.
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I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone.
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I get cold - really cold - when I travel.
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I don't have any real spirituality in my life - I'm kind of an atheist - but when music can take me to the highest heights, it's almost like a spiritual feeling. It fills that void for me.
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These movies are like my kids. I just love them to death. Some of them go to Harvard and some of them can barely graduate high school.
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Imperialist enterprise draws political consequences.
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Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds.
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There's never been a doctor who served many patients who, despite their best efforts, did not lose some of them to death. But they understood that was part of life itself.
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In terms of aesthetics, I probably look better than I did when I played.
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I grew up in the small town of Greenfield Center, New York, which is in the foothills of the Adirondacks not far from the city of Saratoga Springs. It is a place I love, close to the forests and the mountains.
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I'd call what I do pop music, but it's folky and electronic and it doesn't really sound like much else.
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I did the 'Crook and Chase' show while I was in Nashville. They asked me if I had a church background, and when I said I was born a Baptist, that got the audience on fire. They must have all been Baptists.
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You are the sunshine of my life That's why I'll always be around, You are the apple of my eye, Forever you'll stay in my heart
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I think Sean could play running back. I think he could play receiver. I think he could play corner, ... Any expanded role is something we'll continue to work with because he's so unusual.
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Busyness is now the social norm that people feel they must conform to, Burnett says, or risk being outcasts.
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Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.
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Fear is not life-giving enough to sustain itself. We can move in the direction of fear only so long before it brings us to our knees, or to our end...
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I don't pretend to be anything but an actor and a writer.
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There is no such thing as a cleanse. Cleanses tell you that you need to get rid of that piece of gum you swallowed in fifth grade that is still stuck to your intestinal lining. That's not true.
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I always resented the role of a drummer as nothing more than a subservient figure.
