Josh Gordon Quotes
I make mistakes - I have made a lot of mistakes - but I am a good person, and I will persevere.
Quotes to Explore
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It was clear that the special interest groups in California really wanted the Chinese to be shut out of the country, because that was where the racial tension was the greatest.
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Comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support.
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With experience, you improve. I'm a better player now, more complete than I was when I was player of the year.
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Agatha Christie holds special personal memories for me because my mum, a television producer called Pat Sandys, had been the first person to persaude the Agatha Christie estate to put one of her stories on T.V.
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A writer without a reader doesn't exist.
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I used to be able to think. My brain's circuits were all connected, and I had spark, a quickness of mind that let me function well in the world.
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I'm a pretty big news junkie.
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The way that we are going after ageing, I think, is a problem. The modern medical model is basically designed to attack one disease at a time. Independent of all other diseases and independent of the basic process of ageing itself.
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I am just back from South Sudan, one of the world's most fragile nations. For years, I have been moved by the kind people who maintain hope that they will live to see peace. My heart has ached for them, as they have endured pain and violence that make such hope feel out of reach.
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Ferran Adria making hamburgers... some thought it was crazy. But getting them perfect was a challenge. Plus I'm fascinated by all aspects of food.
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'Born this Way' is about being yourself, and loving who you are and being proud.
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It had to be a book that held my attention and kept me wanting to read it; when my husband finished 'The Road', I started it straight away and didn't put it down until I finished - it was such an achievement and relief to know that I could read, comprehend and, most importantly, enjoy a book!
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My brain doesn't like to be quiet.
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The state treasurer has authority to weigh in and take leadership roles on taxing and spending legislation.
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I bought a house in the Hollywood Hills and brought my grandmother from Harlem to live in it with me.
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The man who raised me is black. Culturally, he made me who I am. He was a theatre director, so he also guided me artistically.
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A relationship with an imaginary woman is preferable to a relationship with a real one.
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Commit yourself to an organization or cause that genuinely fires you up.
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We're all here at the same time and we should celebrate that.
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I'm not sure where I'm from! I was born in London. My father's from Ghana but lives in Saudi Arabia. My mother's Nigerian but lives in Ghana. I grew up in Boston.
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I would love to tell you that it's been absolutely perfect, that I've been a man that's been super Christian. But I've had mistakes, dumb things I've regretted, so it's not a perfect life. But it's one that has helped me make better decisions.
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I've been practising Buddhism for forty years, and that's what has led me to this path of discovering my own humanity and recognizing the humanity in others.
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I make mistakes - I have made a lot of mistakes - but I am a good person, and I will persevere.
