Sophocles Quotes
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I didn't grow up with musical influences in my family.
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When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
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I had set a goal of being a producer by 25.
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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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I miss my friends in public school, but it's kind of a part of something that you have to give up. I'd rather perform than go to public school.
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I've always been into sports and yoga and running. I actually study a martial arts self-defense program called Krav Maga. I can't quite say it's easy, but it's fun for me and I love to do it.
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There were a lot of times people would do my makeup, and it would be awful, and I would be orange. Nothing matched. So then you learn how to do your own makeup. I watched a lot of YouTube videos when I was little and taught myself.
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When someone has to intervene to defend the liberty of the press, that society is sick.
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And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me.
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I do constantly get to change the way I look, which is sort of an old-school idea of acting.
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A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't.
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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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I had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.
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Life is about balance, and we all have to make the effort in areas that we can to enable us to make a difference.
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I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was I so unhappy? I had success. I had security. But it wasn't enough. I was exploding inside.
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Power is not just political. It can be cultural; it can be spiritual.
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Maybe when my kids are grown up, I can go back to Broadway. It would be great someday, I suppose.
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People sense that our reaction to phenomena such as epidemics or religious war is not that different to how we reacted to plagues or to battles a millennia ago.
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Well, I think writing is basically about time and rhythm. Like with jazz. You have your basic melody and then you just riff off of it. And the riffs are about timing.
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I want to investigate what scares me and worries me.
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A man who deals in fairness with his own, he can make manifest justice in the state.
