Jordan Peele Quotes
There is something transformative if you're a black person cheering in a theater and turn to see a white person cheering for the same thing you are.
Quotes to Explore
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It is exciting to write about the present once one gets beyond the trivia of the moment. As a time to live in, as a time to think about, the present is intriguing.
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I just don't want to be rapping forever. I love it, but sometimes you got goals for yourself.
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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
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You cannot get PTSD from reading a book or from hearing a story, even repeated stories over and over.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.
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As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book.
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I never figured I'd go into the Hall of Fame. A kid from the Hill.
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My parents could not be more Italian.
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What role should religion play in the American public school classroom? My own knee-jerk response would be, 'none whatsoever,' but the Constitution isn't quite so direct on the subject.
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I was always telling my family I wanted to become an actress, and I did.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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So I'm truly an actor who sings, and not a singer who acts.
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That means following a very restrictive fiscal and monetary policy which will squeeze the monopolies and cut their subsidies. On the micro level we will allow other economic agents, both domestic and foreign, to compete with them.
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It's so important your customer can rely on you for your classics.
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I do a medley of hymns in all of my sets, whether I'm in an arena, in a theater, in an amusement park.
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I fly myself everywhere. I like all kinds of flying, including practical flying for search and rescue. And I also like to fly into the backcountry, usually the Frank Church Wilderness in Idaho. I go with a group of friends, and we set up camp for about five days and explore little dirt strips and canyons.
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The central premise behind Oslo was that if Arafat were given enough legitimacy, territory, weapons and money, he would use his power to fight terror and make peace with Israel.
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I did two master's degrees - aeronautics and astronautics, and the second one was technology and policy. That taught me how to think about issues in science and technology as they relate to the general public.
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The only reality show that I do tune in for is 'Shark Tank.'
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Life is about choices. Some we regret, some were proud of. Some will haunt us forever. 'Black Rain' was very much about choices. The message - we are what we chose to be.
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This isn't the most handsome face in the world, and there are a lot of younger guys out there, but I keep hanging in there.
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When I’m alone in my room sometimes I stare at the wall, and in the back of my mind I hear my conscience call.
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There is something transformative if you're a black person cheering in a theater and turn to see a white person cheering for the same thing you are.
