Maya Angelou Quotes
Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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My parents spent 16 years hauling my butt to L.A. for audition after audition. I remember always hoping I could help take care of them because they took such good care of me.
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Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much money, all of those things fire you and can give you an edge, can give you an anger.
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When you think of all the conflicts we have - whether those conflicts are local, whether they are regional or global - these conflicts are often over the management, the distribution of resources. If these resources are very valuable, if these resources are scarce, if these resources are degraded, there is going to be competition.
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In football, there were drinks available everywhere you looked. On a golf tournament, you could find one free anywhere you wanted it. In tennis and NBA basketball, everybody had a hospitality suite, and so you could go there and load up if you wanted to.
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I've been focused on detecting nuclear terrorism at ports, in cargo containers, and I developed and built detectors that are extremely cheap and also very sensitive. My other big development is a system to produce medical isotopes that are injected into patients and used to diagnose and treat cancer.
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As anyone who has covered the company for any length of time knows, Yahoo's record on major decision-making has been akin to a hippie commune - a lot of wrangling internally in a culture where everyone seems to have a voice and a reticence to push the button to launch.
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Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
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The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.
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No one person is an island.
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Personally, I don't like watching violence. I'd much rather see more skin.
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It seems that for all of the artists signed to a major, there exists the same amount of artists that are struggling to break through to the surface within the label. I think, ideally, we'd end up with a very well connected competent indie team that will be along with us for the ride, however long that ride may be.
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If contemporary artists sincerely seek to be original, unique, and new, they should begin by disregarding the notions of originality, individuality, and innovation: they are the cliches of our time.
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I just love scary movies. I love the thrill.
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Israel will not divide its land. We're already too small.
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A man perceives himself as owning and being owned by a woman.
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'The Fever' is a one-person play. I decided I would perform it myself, and I decided I would not perform it in theaters, because the character in the play says certain things that I meant.
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Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.
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I came to America because this is a country defined by ladders of opportunity.
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You must grow like a tree, not like a mushroom.
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You know, the truth is this: it is a leader's job to challenge the status quo. And when you do, you make enemies.
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You are going to have hostile crowds and the fans are going to find out where you are staying and keep you awake at night. They are going to use everything possible.
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Without the BBC, the proliferation of television and radio channels by the private sector would simply result in more and more channels, with tiny audiences, all seeking to do the same thing. The future would be one of fragmentation - fragmentation without either plurality or diversity.
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Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.
