Rashid Johnson Quotes
I've always been interested in this idea of a privileged life, probably because it's something I hadn't seen much of.
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I found that not having a public profile was not hurting the work, and it freed me up to be the satirist I wanted to be.
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Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.
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On my days off, I love denim cut off shorts with gladiator sandals and crop tops.
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I remember going up and doing 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' with Paul Simon, Santana playing up there with us.
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I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life.
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I'm very, very sensitive to pain and to people who suffer.
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England is a nation of shopkeepers.
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I'd love to make a thriller.
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My father - until the day that my dad died - didn't know how many points you scored in a touchdown. He could say there were nine innings in baseball, but no intricacies of the sport.
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I don't want to talk in terms of miracles. I think this is a very serious situation. But I do want to talk in terms of Bush becoming a man of the hour, and I think this is way to do it.
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Teach For China recruits top American and Chinese college graduates, like 26-year-old Yang Xiao, to teach in the country's most disadvantaged schools.
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Lying in the political sphere has gotten out of hand, and because people tend to dismiss things that challenge their preconceived notions of the world, fact checkers can only play a small part in remedying the problem.
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I've never seen anywhere in the world as beautiful as Kashmir. It has something to do with the fact that the valley is very small and the mountains are very big, so you have this miniature countryside surrounded by the Himalayas, and it's just spectacular. And it's true, the people are very beautiful too.
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The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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Research shows that whether you are low-income or not, mindset is a bigger predictor of success than academic skills, and how students gain great academic skills and persevere in the face of challenges.
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You know when something feels so good but you're afraid to feel good about it? So you kinda hold back? Everyone says, Congratulations, you must be so happy. And you say something stupid like, I'm just doing what little I can with what little I have.
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What is sought can never produce the seeking.
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This is a step in the right direction, but we really need more resources.
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There is a difference between being educated and academics.
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Courage is contagious: When one person of courage stands up, others are affected and stand up with him.
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I think that being a producer is business and being an actor is art.
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That man is truly free who desires what he is able to perform, and does what he desires.
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I've always been interested in this idea of a privileged life, probably because it's something I hadn't seen much of.
