John David Washington Quotes
Spike Lee's been doing it for a long time now. We're all standing on his shoulders.
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I wear the Jewish star, but I'm not - I haven't converted to Judaism, and I'm not - I'm not - I'm not Jewish in the conventional sense because the Kaballah is a belief system that predates religion and predates Judaism as an organized religion.
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After 'Pitch Perfect,' I only want to be in sequels. No. 2 of whatever.
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Sometimes your parents are the ones with the biggest mouths of all time.
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
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I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it's hard to get noticed by traditional publishers, but there's a great deal of opportunity out there if you've got the right story.
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However, while the Nazi barbarians and their collaborators threatened the entire world, I could not accept his philosophy and, after several earlier attempts, was finally accepted into the Canadian Infantry Corps during the last year of World War II.
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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Every artist says that he/she wants to do something challenging, and I'm not any different. If someone approaches me with a serious role, I'll be more than happy.
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My mother helped me identify myself the way the world would identify me. Bloodlines didn't matter as much as how I would be perceived.
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In the wealthy industrialized nations, effective drug therapies against AIDS became available - AZT as early as 1987, then combinations of antiretroviral agents in 1996. The new drugs offered hope that fatal complications might be staved off and AIDS rendered a chronic condition.
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The Canadian spirit is cautious, observant and critical where the American is assertive.
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The joy of YouTube is that you can create content about anything you feel passionate about, however silly the subject matter.
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Children don't really understand the concept of health. You can't give them an apple and say 'if you eat this you will be healthy when you're older' because they don't understand. You have to find a different way to motivate them.
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Even President Obama has not suggested he could get another country to pay for building a wall between Mexico and the United States.
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Location is the sole difference between mobile and traditional Web.
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I love love stories, no matter how dark.
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We have this really retro vibe and style of songwriting and, personally, I wasn't embracing the current state of music until I fell in love with hip-hop. It felt good to suddenly embrace where music was headed, and I think hip-hop is the best at that, because it feels so progressive and everybody wants to be the best.
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In 70s America, protest used to be very effective, but in subsequent decades municipalities have sneakily created a web of 'overpermiticisation' - requirements that were designed to stifle freedom of assembly and the right to petition government for redress of grievances, both of which are part of our first amendment.
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I just like to do different parts.
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I say to you: Make perfect your will. / I say: take no thought of the harvest, / But only of proper sowing.
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This marched was planned to be non violent and non confrontational, and gladly it stayed that way. What really impressed me was the self discipline of the Black Block.
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The first time you say something, it's heard. The second time, it's recognized, and the third time it's learned.
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Don't try to dress like me or wear your hair like mine. Find your own style.
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Spike Lee's been doing it for a long time now. We're all standing on his shoulders.
