Michael Mina Quotes
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There's nobody else that can double me - except for a doll.
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Whenever I don't' have to wear makeup, it's a good day.
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It's almost always possible to be honest and positive.
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The Gold Rush and the Pony Express made Sacramento a substantial place in terms of enterprise.
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I never travel without my Stetson, but the more I wear it the more I realise that no one wears hats any more. When I was a kid everybody wore hats, especially in Texas, but I get off the plane in Dallas now and I'm the only guy with a hat. It's amazing.
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It is to do nothing that the elect exist. Action is limited and relative. Unlimited and absolute is the vision of him who sits at ease and watches, who walks in loneliness and dreams.
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Perhaps the most prevailing expectation of men is our Superman expectation: the fear we are merely Clark Kents who won't be accepted unless we are a Superman.
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Place honey on the altars and die, You lovers that are bitter at heart.
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It was Richard Parker who calmed me down. It is the irony of this story that the one who scared me witless to start with was the very same who brought me peace, purpose, I dare say even wholeness.
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I can count on one hand the number of times I've done SoulCycle. I was not soul'd.
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I have passed on on a lot of roles. I purely and simply do what I like.
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The thing to remember is that the work comes first, and not to get distracted by anything else. If you keep focused on the work, everything else will fall into place. That's my mantra now.
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I was hugely relieved to discover there was a purpose for girls with loud voices.
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I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic.
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I don't like doing the same runs. I like to mix it up a lot.
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It's always been something that I'm so able and willing to talk about that it's kind of foreign to me that people hide their depression and anxiety.
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It took, like, 30 years for Carrie to be really happy with me. I don't know what the problem ever was. I've had to work at it.
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I don't look to a man to get pride in myself. It's not about having a black president, it's about having a good president, and I think that's the most important thing.
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I stay away from negative relationships. They are energy-sapping vampires. I can't handle them.
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I've never read it because I'd like to see one Shakespeare play that I don't know what happens. I close my ears and hum whenever I hear anything about 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre.'
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The guerrilla must move amongst the people as a fish swims in the sea.
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Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave. I never get over being thankful for that - for the courage of my readers.
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Nobody in this country respects what's weak. You believe me!If you see a beggar on a corner, with his hat in his hand, nobody respects him.Dress the same man up, give him an air of dignity, and he can command respect.The same thing applies to this union.
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Food is all about balance; it is all about taste.
