Niall Ferguson (Niall Campbell Ferguson) Quotes
Oral history is a recipe for complete misrepresentation because almost no one tells the truth, even when they intend to.
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
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An efficient government is dangerous in the hands of the wrong man. Sadly, the right sort of man never seems interested in the job.
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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I always wanted to be an actress. And it wasn't ego. I felt so little about myself, considered myself such a sparrow. Not just my size. I thought I was so plain... I did plays not to show off but because if I did that - I didn't realize it at the time - I would be somebody other than this person I didn't really approve of.
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There are female artists I can look at that I find more in common with than the male artists, because they're blending the pop, dance and theatricality... but currently there aren't a lot of guys who go there.
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I have been doing so much. Speaking engagements... producing... developing a half-hour sitcom... working on a movie... leading acting workshops all over the world... and hosting 'My Black Is Beautiful,' an empowerment TV show I'm doing on BET for women.
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Lauren Goode and I have agreed that the next version of the Mac software - all of them are named after places in California - should be named either Bridgeport or Warwick.
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Every woman should shave her head once in her life, to experience what it feels like.
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Nothing ruins your day more than getting a bad review.
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I won't name any names, but I've done a couple of shows where once the pilot got picked up, the creators openly said, 'I have no idea where we're going.'
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
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Experience has shown me that standing by oneself reading from one's book isn't especially compelling - unless you're David Sedaris.
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To be employed in the entertainment industry is a miracle.
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I am married.
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Lost in much of the national debate about immigration reform is how Democrats ultimately stand to gain electorally with any legislation or executive action that would put the newly legalized residents on a path to voting.
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I acknowledge the four elements. Water in the North; incense to recognize the air in the East; flowers for the earth in the South; a candle for light from the West. It helps me keep perspective.
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I agree with President Roosevelt, and generations since, that American seniors deserve better than poverty.
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I probably should have a brand, but I think you can't get the best artists to work for you if you're branded. I get the trade-off, and I really would like to be more famous for my work, get more credit for my achievements.
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For as old age is that period of life most remote from infancy, who does not see that old age in this universal man ought not to be sought in the times nearest his birth, but in those most remote from it?
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I feel like that intellectual but plain-looking lady who was warmly complimented on her beauty.
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Passion gets an entrepreneur through the startup days and the enormous efforts it takes to build a business.
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Oral history is a recipe for complete misrepresentation because almost no one tells the truth, even when they intend to.
