Walter Mosley Quotes
Losing my parents really set me adrift in more ways than one. It's not just losing them. It's losing the possibility of family.
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I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
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I felt unhappy and trapped. If I left baseball, where could I go, what could I do to earn enough money to help my mother and to marry Rachel? The solution to my problem was only days away in the hands of a tough, shrewd, courageous man called Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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I think my numbers speak for themselves.
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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I started at the top and worked my way down.
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The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering - that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good.
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But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse when I started playing this character, too.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I was never offended that people underestimated me because of my appearance or that they thought I was pretty and discouraged me from fighting because they didn't want me to risk hurting my looks.
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I have, like, two and a half years of failed jokes that I know I wouldn't repeat, but I certainly have no comprehension of what definitely works. And the only gauge that I can go by is, 'This makes me laugh,' and is joyful... I like to, if possible, do things that people can enjoy and it doesn't take anybody down.
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I have a condition called Aspergers Syndrome, which is like a mild form of autism It means I don't interact properly in certain social situations.
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I know a lot of people who use the Internet really wisely. It enriches their lives in some way.
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To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
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Eclecticism - every truth is so true that any truth must be false.
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A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.
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I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.
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I had a lousy marriage and I drank too much.
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I am an earnest advocate of manual training and trade teaching for black boys, and for white boys, too.
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Every democracy is constructed day-to-day. And the electoral process reduces and minimalizes every single aspect of human complexity. We're putting it into pamphlets. We're doing a publicity show. We're becoming symbols.
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Everyone always asks me, 'Do you want to be famous... ' I never really thought about becoming famous. I just want to work, to be able to put out inspiring and good film and TV.
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Accidents happen, whether they're car accidents, friendly fire, drug overdoses. Accidents happen, and they're tragic. It's like a bomb that goes off and pieces of shrapnel rip into the flesh of the family. It's the families that need the compassion, because everywhere they walk, every day, someone reminds them of their loss.
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I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward.
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Sometimes it feels as if the artist hasn't done the real work of engaging with the material. Film noir can't just play off looks and attitudes. A thriller needs a dose of genuine suspense. It does not have to be literal, but it does have to feel genuine. Otherwise the artist is just leeching off the form.
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Losing my parents really set me adrift in more ways than one. It's not just losing them. It's losing the possibility of family.
