Isaiah Washington Quotes
Becoming a junior usher at a black church was my entry into the wonder of worship.
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If I'm coming in at 4:00 in the morning and my kids have been in bed since 8:00, 9:00, that's not setting a good example. The responsibility that I have kids inside my household has made me realize now that I have to be an example.
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Mike Leigh taught me about making choices - as an actor, you choose between being honest and clever, and with Mike, it's always about being honest. I learned how to behave on a film set from Jim Broadbent. He was a great example of someone with a fantastic career who kept his feet on the ground.
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I am not interested in the afterlife. Religion is supposed to be about losing your ego, not preserving it eternally in optimum conditions.
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You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and then only a so-called literary type that occasionally sold a story and meanwhile worked in an office for a living.
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Single mums do come in for a hard time. Society is incredibly judgmental. I know this.
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I was called to audition for a play when I was very young, following which I continued to act as well as write and direct. When I moved to Delhi and joined Hindu College, theatre became a very big part of my life.
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It always feels good to put something you're proud of out in the world.
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I get no satisfaction just showing myself in every corner of the world every week.
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I want to see talent and companies and money and entrepreneurs moving to Chicago.
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We are the mimics. Clouds are pedagogues.
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It is not to be wondered that men have worshiped the ocean, for in his depths they have seen mirrored the image of Eternity - of Infinity. Here they have seen the symbol of God's great plan of oneness with His creatures, for the sea is the union of all infinite particles, and it takes the whole to make the one.
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Do the best job I can, not hurt our fellow beings on this planet, that's my religion.
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China is a society which forbids any flow of the information and freedom of speech. This is on record, so everybody should know this.
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I'm constantly progressing. My style is changing every day.
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I'm a devilish kind of person, but I embrace it. I don't try to fight it. It's proven very well for me.
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All my high school papers were written in the rare book room.
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I remember a concert for a visiting girls school, and that was the first time I ever sang - it was always about girls - that was the main thing. But somewhere along the line, it became a cathartic thing.
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Our stories are different; our pain is the same.
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Julia, I promise to love you, to cherish you, in sickness and in health. No matter what, I will be there for you and our family. I promise not to make the social media another member of our family.
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I could spit dust I'm so mad. He wants to put violins on my new session. I'll die before I'll go all the way pop.
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The four rules of writing... 1. Write to discover. 2. There is no greater discovery than love. 3. All love comes from the Creator. 4. Write what you will.
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House music is like going to church - it touches you. There's something really magical about it that pulls you in, and you just want to keep learning more about it.
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Becoming a junior usher at a black church was my entry into the wonder of worship.
