Michael Clarke Duncan Quotes
Of course, people told me, 'Mikey, you will never be an actor. You don't have the look. You're ugly.'
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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.
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Mumbai is like Manhattan. There's a certain pace, a social life and the thrill of a professional life.
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Every DC or Marvel property is constantly getting reinvented because we love these characters. They're so iconic, and we want to watch them over and over again.
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Jazz is progressive, and it's alive.
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I think some people like me because I'm different. I don't think like everybody else. People are so tied up in the worst parts of technology these days. They live a life pressing buttons. They don't use their imaginations.
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If you're black, if you're gay, if you're Latin - we're all the same. We're all the same, and we all want the same: We want to be happy.
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'Rent' was my first professional job, ever.
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It's funny landing parts now where I'm somebody's mum. I remember the first time I was asked to play a mum. I was easily old enough, but because I didn't have any children, I thought, 'That seems really grown-up.'
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When you're on set, the crew are like your family because you see them every day, six days a week.
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As you get older you realise that nothing lasts forever. It's not depressing, but it does make moments more intense.
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I've always looked upon the Ducks as caricature human beings. Perhaps I've been years writing in that middle world that J.R.R. Tolkien describes, and never knew it.
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Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world.
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I do not own an inch of land, But all I see is mine, - The orchard and the mowing fields, The lawns and gardens fine.
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How could you have a soccer team if all were goalkeepers? How would it be an orchestra if all were French horns?
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My mother wanted to name me Jackie or Jacqueline but she got to name my sister and my brother, so my dad and my brother insisted on naming me. And they were big fans of 'The Little Mermaid.'
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Since scarcity is the basic economic problem, if it does not exist then there is no reason for my economics course. Devoting time to the study of how people use limited resources to fulfill unlimited wants and needs should help us to discover how to best utilize the resources we have at our disposal.
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My mom loved road trips, and sometimes we'd drive down to North Carolina. Though my parents were separated, she wanted me to stay connected with my dad.
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People who can change and change again are so much more reliable and happier than those who can’t
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Gym Class is a band I am more directly involved with than any other band except for Fall Out Boy.
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People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.
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I prefer to write music for family films. I like people.
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Of course, people told me, 'Mikey, you will never be an actor. You don't have the look. You're ugly.'
