Roland Martin Quotes
I think it's important for people to always understand what is the context is in what is being said, because that obviously determines what folks are talking about.
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I think that black people, to a degree, need to have a certain level of dexterity. If we want to be at the highest level of whatever our field is, we have to be able to navigate both worlds. We all just know that you gotta be able to put that suit on and have a conversation with people that don't look like you or your family.
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My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
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One of the first pieces of advice I was ever given, on my first job was, you should always buy something to treat yourself to say well done for getting the job! However I've not followed on that through yet... I've always wanted a tattoo, something to mark my experience.
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I'm not the most technical producer, so the weird mixes and blown-out sound happen naturally.
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I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
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I exercise every morning. I do light weights - 5lb and 10lb arm exercises - and then lie and lift my arms and legs. It's all about keeping core strength. I do a lot of stretching too.
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Life doesn't stop with football.
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I am a just man.
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The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
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I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points.
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What is your identity, and how do you know who you are if you don't have language?
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U.N. Security Council resolutions are only as effective as their enforcement.
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Pay attention to the big themes because that's what will help you earn ten times your money.
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I listen to music almost any time I'm not sleeping, 'hanging out' with specific people, or showering.
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The race of children possesses magically sagacious powers.
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For if God is a title of the highest power, He must be incorruptible, perfect, incapable of suffering, and subject to no other being; therefore they are not gods whom necessity compels to obey the one greatest God.
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I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations.
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Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.
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I love playing Chekhov. That's the hardest; that's why I love it most.
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I grew up and I became very successful at what I did as a young man. I became a work addict because this was the only way I could get any relief from this pain.
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When people get up on the stage and say, "I've got AIDS," or "I'm in recovery," gosh, it's hard for them. It's like that story touches every person's story. You know, they open their entire humanity up. Storytelling is very important in life. Telling the truth is critical. It's like, again, the melody. The melody of jazz music is the truth, for me.
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I think it's important for people to always understand what is the context is in what is being said, because that obviously determines what folks are talking about.
