Ian MacKaye Quotes
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The issues that we face as a country and in South Florida aren't broken down by city line or county line.
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There is such a thing as my kind of actor, and how well they pull off my dialogue is a very, very important part of it.
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When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.
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We must do our part to end poverty in Korea so that the next generation doesn't experience what we are going through now.
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I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.
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Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it.
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We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.
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I'm Cuban, so I like a bit of curve. I just want my booty to have a little lift!
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I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
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I have loved Elliott Carter's music for many years.
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Until Lee Elder, the only blacks at the Masters were caddies or waiters. To ask a black man what he feels about the traditions of the Masters is like asking him how he feels about his forefathers who were slaves.
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I've never looked at my Facebook page or my website, because I'm fundamentally an amateur.
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Love that is not jealous is neither true nor pure.
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In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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The most influential thinker, in my life, has been the psychologist Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world.
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Here in Indiana and in many states throughout the union, we rely on coal to power our homes and provide good-paying middle class jobs - like the one my family relied on when I was a kid. The coal mine helped put food on our table and helped me pursue an education and realize the American Dream.
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One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
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I do read some of the scripts from America and, even though the themes or subject of the film is very interesting, and some of the scenes are very interesting, there is a tendency that they have to explain everything. There will be no dilemma.
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One of the things is, in the writing process, if you do it enough, you have a sense of where you are. I didn't have that with the first book as I was writing it. Now, as I write books, I have a sense of where I am. Unfortunately, the sense of where I am is usually behind.
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Have the courage to make a mistake.
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I haven't only been offered Hasidic roles.
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I've always just focused on the work, and I've just tried to be honest with the work. If the work speaks to people, fantastic.
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I've been always clear that I wouldn't do TV soaps just for the sake of doing them. I would rather wait and work on projects which enable me to make an impact.
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I've always been a bit of a documentarian.
