Abraham Lincoln Quotes
Whether slavery shall go into Nebraska, or other new territories, is not a matter of exclusive concern to the people who may go there. The whole nation is interested that the best use shall be made of these territories. We want them for the homes of free white people.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.
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To be perfectly truthful, I was not a very brilliant student, even at chemistry school.
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I'm half-black, half-white, so I basically put it like this: I can fit in anywhere. That's why I write so many stories from so many different perspectives, because I've seen so many.
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Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries.
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America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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I like to give my inhibitions a bath now and then.
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My dresses are for women of all different shapes and sizes. Actually, the one I tried on yesterday was the one Jennifer wore. And who'd have thought I'd be the same size as Jennifer Lopez!
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Speaking is physically difficult for me.
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What about Broadway? Yes, I'm involved with a new musical based on 'The Adams Family.'
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It has not been easy to wake up every single day at 6:30 in the morning to then head to the gym and start a full day of work. But you have to have that kind of dedication if you want to achieve the goals you have set for yourself.
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The 77 cents that women make for every dollar men earn makes a real difference to our families - families stretching to make every dollar count.
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The nature of creativity is to make space for things to happen... We can drive it out with our busyness and plans.
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I make American films for American audiences and Asian films for Asian audiences.
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You know, it's always good to have seen a track before, just to kind of know where the little bumps are here and there, and just the general feel for the size.
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Some people don't like long bus rides, but I love them. There's sort of a sense of solitude.
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You gotta give everybody a new trend a new wave, something new to do.
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Intimacy is something to be cherished, and intimacy is not something to be afraid of.
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My parents absolutely did not think of themselves as part of the Great Migration. They knew they were part of a great wave. No one really talked about it in those terms or gave it a name.
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'Blackheart' was the moment for me to really open up and let people into the world that is me.
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We are losing sight of civility in government and politics. Debate and dialogue is taking a back seat to the politics of destruction and anger and control. Dogma has replaced thoughtful discussion between people of differing views.
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I'm looking towards that Olympic medal and that Olympic gold and what it's going to take to get there.
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Real war was the thousands of Chinese refugees dying of cholera in the sealed stockades at Pootung, and the bloody heads of Communist soldiers mounted on pikes along the Bund. In a real war no one knew which side he was on, and there were no flags or commentators or winners. In a real war there were no enemies.
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Whether slavery shall go into Nebraska, or other new territories, is not a matter of exclusive concern to the people who may go there. The whole nation is interested that the best use shall be made of these territories. We want them for the homes of free white people.
