Baratunde Thurston Quotes
There are so many ways to be and to be black at the same time, but we're finally seeing that full range expressed much more widely than before.
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The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.
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If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.
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The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.
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I think the only advice I can give you on how to live your life well is, first off, remember... it's not the things we do in life that we regret on our deathbed, it is the things we do not.
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Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that.
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I just didn't know where I fit in - I didn't seem to fit in my parent's generation. I didn't seem to fit in my own generation. Little by little, this took me into a spiritual search for understanding; a search for meaning and fulfillment.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and the very poor.
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The Wreckoning is a darker song. But the record is positive.
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I was under the false impression that I could sing in high school, so I did a lot of musical stuff. I can't sing or dance, so that was entertaining for everyone.
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Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.
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If you live in rock and roll, as I do, you see the reality of sex, of male lust and women being aroused by male lust. It attracts women. It doesn't repel them.
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The key to fashion is, you don't want to look like you're trying. You've gotta be natural.
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You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.
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I'm just going to have fun. Maybe that will be the most important thing to do.
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I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.
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And as I reinvent myself and I'm constantly curious about everything, I can't wait to see what's around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.
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Alleviation of suffering is my fundamental principle.
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Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.
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If I can't be famous, I want at least to be infamous.
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Every time I do a talk show or something, I'll be like, 'I'm doing 'Chandelier,' right?' and they're like, 'No, you're doing a skit and three dances.' It's different every time. I never really know what I'm doing until the day before.
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We're good at taking care of little kids, and spend a lot of energy teaching them things like how to read. But when kids get as tall as their parents and can look them in the eyes, we tend to drop the ball - at a time they most need a loving consistent community of adults, be it parents, aunts, uncles, or others.
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Candidate Obama promised to fundamentally transform America and that's one promise he has kept. Turning a shining city on a hill into a sinking ship.
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There are so many ways to be and to be black at the same time, but we're finally seeing that full range expressed much more widely than before.
