Joe Greene Quotes
I came to the Steelers after four years of high school and four years of college, and now I look on my stay here as 13 years of postgraduate work; I think I'm ready for the world.
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Basically, when I went to school in Sri Lanka from age five onward, the classes there were sometimes sorted into a hierarchy of your skin tone. So the fairer-skinned kids sat at the front row, and the darker-skinned kids sat at the back by the poor ones who played out in the street all day long.
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Now is the only thing that exists.
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Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
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I like to stand right in front of my opponent. I think it makes for an exciting fight.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
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I crave attention and adventure.
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Honestly, I'm not interested in gossip. Thing is, I know a lot of successful actors, and in hoping to be successful myself, I would like to think others would respect my privacy.
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I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've also produced documentaries like 'Brick City' and 'Serving Life.'
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If you get lazy when you're onstage, it shows.
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I had a very modest upbringing.
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It's easy for people to strike if they're not working on a regular basis.
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Our country is in deep trouble. To talk and re-litigate in 1998, or even what Mitt Romney said or didn't say in 1994 or 2002, I don't think most people really care.
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To the scientist there is the joy in pursuing truth which nearly counteracts the depressing revelations of truth.
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Dick Cheney and Bush's rise to power were built on tons of money from corporations and a dulled press.
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Daniel Ellsberg showed tremendous courage back in the '70s.
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I want Bolivians to support their president.
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I'm a mother, and when you have children, there's a protection. You'll do a lot to protect them, to do what's best for them.
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People think I'm crazy because I travel too much, but I haven't been doing any of that lately because I got a little sick this year and I've tried to take care of it.
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History is a game played backwards only.
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I am always happiest in an ensemble.
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Highlight reels are about that one person. After a barrage of highlight reels, you get the sense that you can do it without a team. But music thrived the most when groups were involved. People lose sight of that - that community makes the world run.
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I came to the Steelers after four years of high school and four years of college, and now I look on my stay here as 13 years of postgraduate work; I think I'm ready for the world.
