Gabrielle Union Quotes
I think there's a lot of things that occur within the African-American community, that we would prefer to stay within the African-American community - that we get a little nervous when you start having scenes or dialogue that we know is going to be viewed and heard on a national or global scale.
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People hear the examples of kids who work when they're young, have bad experiences, and then have a rough life after that, but a lot of it is just about the people around you.
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There's something about a divorce in that even if your parents still love you, the fact that they can't live with each other makes you feel there's something wrong with you.
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I watched a lot of soap operas like 'General Hospital' and 'Days Of Our Lives.' When it came to movies, my parents were quite strict. They would watch 'Flash Dance' but wouldn't let us see the whole film because Jennifer Beals' character was a stripper. It was so funny when I finally saw the whole film. I thought she was a ballerina!
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I swear allegiance to the Republic of Sudan.
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To forgive oneself? No, that doesn't work: we have to be forgiven. But we can only believe this is possible if we ourselves can forgive.
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
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When I'm on a good go, I can do 12, 13 hours of writing.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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I think to have the skill set and the ability to physically help others in matters of life and death must be incredibly empowering.
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Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
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What we want is to make something that fills utterly the sight and can't be used to make life only bearable.
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The one way to discover about aliens is to tune your radio telescope and listen to the signals.
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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Lester is the Rock of Gibraltar. Nothing can rattle him. I am not. I was always flying off the handle about things. And the one person who could calm me down and make me realize that none of this silliness mattered was Lester Holt.
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The single worst moment of my life... was the moment I was born.
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When I look at myself, I'd like not to have hair on the top of the ceiling.
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The way I look at it is that somebody in the world, no matter what your field is - teacher, violinist, football player - has to be the best. Why not me?
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Naturally, I was a bit of a curiosity, being the first hydrogen peroxide ingestion patient they had ever seen.
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CALLINGWind rocksthe porch chairsomebody home.
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I didn't really know any Buddy Garritys, but I knew they were out there.
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It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outcast group. The right Americans are the right Americans because they're not like the wrong Americans, who are not really Americans.
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I was influenced by many, many different people in my student years, and I was always, I guess, immersed in a Navy environment, and so, obviously, that had a big impact when I decided what I wanted to do was go and be a Navy pilot. I was very familiar with the Navy community and felt very comfortable with it.
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I think there's a lot of things that occur within the African-American community, that we would prefer to stay within the African-American community - that we get a little nervous when you start having scenes or dialogue that we know is going to be viewed and heard on a national or global scale.
