Jose Antonio Vargas Quotes
You have to do what you have to do. I wanted to work. I wanted to prove that I was worthy of being here... and I was gonna do whatever it took to prove that.
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In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
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The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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Once you are a model, you do have to fly a million red-eye flights, and you do have to entertain a different client every single day.
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My life and my work are very interlocked. That's partly why I like to keep my private life private.
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Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence.
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Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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I didn't know Jack Kennedy that well, but Bobby was a hero to me.
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I live with my mum and my nan. I think I will leave eventually, but not at the moment when they look after me so well. If you came to my house, they'd make you eat something.
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In the 5 years, well over 60,000 American families have been broken apart by the absence of insurance because the only way for parents to get treatment for their children is to turn the custody of those children over to the State.
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I've never been someone who needs a lot of takes or enjoys a lot of takes. I like the fast thing of it.
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I'm a hybrid, and I kind of like that. Raised by African parents, growing up I lived between Burkina Faso and Stains, a suburb just outside of Paris. In Stains, I had all the cultures in the world on my doorstep, and that opens up your mind.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
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The thing that I really look for in people is enthusiasm and excitement and, not to sound really sappy, that fire in their eyes.
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I left home at 17 and I've been on the road ever since.
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I always consider Shakespeare like a huge room. I mean, you open the door, and you can go anywhere.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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Forgiveness - this needs to be our greatest skill. The way to get good at forgiveness is: to be thankful for all the little things you see in the other person.
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There are a lot of things and in order to be at the top and maintain your focus you have to have something that motivates you. For me, it was what I perceived as a lack of respect from the boxing world as well as the media, which made me want to work so hard and be great.
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Coming from a home like I did, I learned a lot about work ethic and determination.
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I feel responsible; I feel I've got to do something that will leave the kids a place where they can live healthy, safe, productive, creative and prosperous lives.
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I'd like to do a lot of different stuff. I think it's important as a creative person to keep challenging yourself and keep doing new stuff. If you end up trying to repeat yourself it's death. It just becomes boring and takes the passion out of it. You gotta find stories and characters that you really want to hang out with.
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You have to do what you have to do. I wanted to work. I wanted to prove that I was worthy of being here... and I was gonna do whatever it took to prove that.
