Steven Biko (Bantu Stephen Biko) Quotes
Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.
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As long as there is a mathematical chance, we have to keep on going.
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I like to relate to my kids as they are. I enjoy spending that time with them. I see that my girls are so completely different and different from me, too.
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If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.
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You know the greatest thing about working on 'Fallon?' I get so many anonymous gifts.
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People in the film industry always want to save for a rainy day. Many early actors died in small houses with no money, and so they are insecure. My advantage is I don't value money that much. It's an easy thing for me to let go.
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I've read that the ancient Chinese art of feng shui can bring a sense of peace, well-being, and positive energy to a home - same as beer.
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All beautiful things in this world are because of women.
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I'm only seeing tennis balls these days. And maybe the occasional fashion sketch.
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What made me move up to welterweight was all the effort I was doing, to look at my health and have a good life. I wanted to stop sacrificing so much.
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I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.
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John Kitzhaber was a visionary leader for Oregon.
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Engineering is too important to wait for science.
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'Everybody is born good and everybody has got the same size soul. We're here to connect with that.'
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Cynthia: To be honest, I've been rethinking things lately. I mean, I'm still a Christian, but I'm definitely transitioning.Janis: Really? Is your mom letting you do hormones? Mine won't.
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We always feel better in anticipation. You don't think about something and think 'Aw, it's gonna be shitty.' NO! You say 'This is gonna be the greatest weekend ever! Sonuvabitch!' And then, by Monday, you're throwing up and you're thinking 'You know, I always thought those guys were pricks!'
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My real passion is for opera. It was born and developed by listening to records, and my dream as a child was to record entire operas when I grew up, and this dream came true.
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Even though my earlier film 'Idhu Yenna Mayam' didn't do well, I got a lot of good feedback.
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If I was a bajillionaire, I would spend a lot of time at Barneys just buying all kinds of great things all the time. I would have so many black cashmeres it would be out of control. I like the way nice things feel very much.
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TV, film, and theater are considered art, and art is a reflection of life. What happens in life includes violence, unfortunately.
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He was a man born into a world dominated by scientific materialism. His objection to this materialism was not merely intellectual, or even egotistical (the feeling 'If the world is wholly material, then I can't be very important'). It was the feeling that man is cut off from his inner powers by this superficial attitude.
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The first time we meet another person an insidious little voice in our head says, 'I might wear eyeglasses or be chunky around the hips or a girl, but at least I'm not Gay or Black or a Jew.' Meaning: I may be me - but at least I have the good sense not to be YOU.
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Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.
