Haki R. Madhubuti Quotes
They who humble themselves before knowledge of any kind generally end up the wiser and as voices with something meaningful to say.
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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Sometimes when I'm going to the supermarket to get the coffee and cat litter, I get freaked out and see all these people staring, and you turn around and there's, like, 40 people all looking at you... and when you go around the corner, they're all following you! You start freaking out like a trapped animal.
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Humor disarms people. It opens them up to starting a dialogue about things they wouldn't normally talk about. I don't understand how people who don't have a sense of humor get through life.
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On the whole, it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate.
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We in the Middle East like to talk politics, we like to argue. Just look at the three prophets - Moses, Jesus and Mohammad. They are all from this small region which creates problems all the time.
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It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.
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I am not into marriage. You look at all the marriages breaking down and all the people cheating on their marriages, and you become cynical. Marriage is nothing but a label.
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If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman, very tuned to the people he was selling to, very clear in what he was selling, very resilient and buoyant.
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I try not to see Woody Harrelson because he has become this big movie star, and it grates, so I try and stay away from him.
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But the fact a person denies that he is theorising is no reason for taking him at his word and failing to investigate what implicit theory is involved in his statements.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.
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Being able to breathe underwater would be sweet.
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Common Core isn't a test, but for some people it is, because they don't like the testing piece of it.
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More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness.
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My marks were always bad, and I was a bad influence on other children, so they would explain to my mother that they could retain me only by being partial towards me, and so I should offer to leave the school myself. I would barely get 40-50% and was also extremely naughty.
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I had a terrible bout of acne after I turned 30.
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Where can I get some tat? I'd like to trade it in.
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Every so often when I'm writing, a character might actually be a distinct person in my head - often not an actor or a face, literally a person who just seems to exist in my imagination. Then the challenge is finding somebody who is close enough to that to make me feel like I've ended up where I wanted to be.
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You can't even go out with a friend who's a celebrity and have a good time without people making shit up.
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How many of you watched the vice presidential debate expecting Sarah Palin to screw up? Be honest. cheers and applause : And how many of you watched the debate expecting Joe Biden to screw up? more cheers and applause : And how many of you watched the baseball game knowing the Cubs would screw up? more applause
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It's much more enjoyable being an actor.
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If all you have to offer is a look that is supposed to be appealing, the you are going to be paid attention to about a tenth as long as you would be if when you speak you are interesting.
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They who humble themselves before knowledge of any kind generally end up the wiser and as voices with something meaningful to say.
