Vincent Rodriguez III Quotes
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You always hear 'black Republican,' but you never hear 'white Democrat.' We've got to get beyond the labels and stereotypes. Other people have hang-ups about it. I don't.
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For me, compatibility is a sense of humour, being able to laugh together; that is very important.
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is.
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I'd love to return to theater.
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I shampoo every other day and only do the roots. I can't shampoo all the way down to the end, because it will dry my hair out. I use a mask multiple times a week to restore moisture.
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The 'ideal' body is everywhere you look, and we are made to feel like failures by advertisers and corporations who shame us into buying their products.
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There are artists who think they have to be on top all the time. I think that would be exhausting.
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What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and '60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public-education system that was the envy of the world and generous immigration policies.
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My second album was written while I was on the road promoting the first record. I tried to take my personal experiences and elevate them to universal experiences, so that I wasn't writing songs about living on a tour bus or being on a TV set for the first time.
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People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS.
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I admired anyone who could unsettle people.
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The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see.
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If U.S. air, naval, missile, and ground forces were not in and around Korea, and if we were not treaty-bound to fight alongside South Korea, there would be no reason for Kim to build rockets to threaten a distant superpower that could reduce his hermit kingdom to ashes.
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I think the only time that I worry about looking good is on the red carpet.
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With each book you write you have to learn how to write that book - so every time, you have to start all over again.
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Hygiene is important. That's one of my failings. So I'm always being called on that.
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Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.
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Ray is very secretive about his ideas - why not, the times that the Kinks have been ripped off, especially in the early years, it makes you a little bit cautious about telling anybody what you're doing. And that's understandable.
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I want people to be more open and tolerant. I want them to know that behind every stranger is a backstory that is the common denominator - for we all share in the human experience: pain, sadness, grief, lack of love, and then, with hope and help, step by step achievements.
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The comedian sticks as religiously to her theme as a dancer sticks to a diet.
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The most important thing is to snack on things that are filled with real food and nourishing ingredients that will leave you feeling energised and happy.
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I have to admit that when I watch a movie in which there is no moral context for the violence - I find that offensive. I think that's potentially damaging to society.
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Filipino food is not common when compared to your local Chinese food options.
