John Lee Hooker Quotes
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I've always been a bit of a poser. I was chucked out of ballet lessons for looking in the mirror.
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Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
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When you're dealing with a new platform, the real trick is just getting the game running.
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We use the term 'fight' very lightly - 'I've been fighting so hard to get my car, I've been fighting so hard to get that job, I've been fighting so hard to get that girl.' But the reality is boxers do fight bitterly to get whatever they want or whatever they need in life, and most of them come from nothing, which is the case of Roberto Duran.
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It's hard to be in the shadow of a Beyonce.
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My favorite TV show is probably 'Glee.' I'm a Gleek, like everyone else!
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My mother raised us to think that if we worked hard, and if we put our end of the bargain in, it would work out OK for us.
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I prefer to do cable TV because it allows you the time to do other things. I definitely have an eye on doing more work in features and playing different characters, but I am also a big fan of going on vacation and playing golf and going to the beach.
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I consider no man honest who does not observe towards other nations the principles which he desires to be observed towards his own: and therefore I will not interfere in your domestic questions.
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I'm stubborn; I know what I want. I'll dedicate all my efforts to achieving it.
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I've gone to war zones before and never got shot.
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7 Mile is like an Ave. Back in the days it was poppin' in the summer time.
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I think the first role I ever played was Mr. Bumble in a production of 'Oliver.'
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I like squirrels. They're so adventurous.
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The preparations for my new voyage prevented the possiblity of my paying that attention to the correction of my errors, that I should otherwise have done.
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I film normal-life subjects in natural settings that some people would consider uncinematic. But what I want to show is nature itself, as the truth of life.
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I think when you go to a store and you go to the Justin Timberlake page and stream it from there, that's great, but that means you went to the store. iTunes Radio lets you discover it without you having to think about it.
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In the '80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy.
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A lot of people are attracted to the acting profession because they think it's a cheap, easy, free ride. It really isn't.
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I think Eddie Murphy is the greatest comedian. I do think that Richard Pryor is the Godfather, but Eddie Murphy, in my opinion, has every comedic category in his arsenal. He can roast you. He can freestyle. He can host. He was LeBron James before we even saw LeBron James.
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There is no distrust of men and mankind in me. They will answer before God, so why should I worry?
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My mother is a proud Brazilian. I love visiting my family in Rio; the city and its people are so vibrant and amazing.
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Kentucky has always said you can't really make bourbon outside of Kentucky because it's a combination of the barrels and the limestone-fed springs that give us the water. That's our story, and we're sticking to it.
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The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.
