Raheem DeVaughn Quotes
No diss to any of my homies, but I pay very close attention to what people say about me.
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All of my friends, I consider childhood friends because we met when I was probably 13, and I'm still friends with them today. It's really nice that I have that core group.
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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What there is no dispute about is whether or not China is a currency manipulator. They are a currency manipulator. They actively intervene every single day to keep the value of their currency less than it would be against the dollar than if it floated freely. We think. Even China barely disputes that.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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I used to have the 'Best Of Eddie Murphy' VHS tape that I wore out completely, watching it over and over again. His 'Buckwheat Sings' is, to this day, one of my all-time favorite sketches on the show. I also loved the one where he plays the Tooth Fairy.
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Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.
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I have seen that our best presidents were the do-nothing presidents: Millard Fillmore, Warren G. Harding. When you have a president who does things, we are all in serious trouble. If he does anything at all, if he gets up at night to go the bathroom, somehow, mystically, trouble will ensue.
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The room-service Caesar salads with soggy croutons, the distant relatives who show up at readings pitching weird, far-fetched investment schemes, the fans who have you sign a book to 'Cathy' and then tell you, 'No, it's Kathy with a K' - it gets challenging after a while. It tests your stamina.
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These people are fascinated by me, but I haven't done anything.
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The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational.
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If you have something important to say, Broadway and New York are great places to say it.
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There are certain people who elicit a really passionate response. It's crazy. That's my Alexander Wang theory.
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Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.
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Traditional broadcast media seems old-fashioned and vague to me. When I watch television news, I'm aware of what skilled journalists they are, but I find it hard because of the corny way they present it.
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Within that awful volume liesThe mystery, of mysteries!
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I moved to New York City in '92 and had no money. I had a lot of free time, as actors do. I would go to the New York Public Library at Lincoln Center.
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I have written for, very fortunately, some great singers from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley.
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I cannot hope that what I have to say will be very interesting to many.
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I used to collect autographs outside of the old Cleveland Stadium. I can still remember everyone who took the time and spent a few minutes to make your day. That sticks with you.
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If someone is going to criticize what you've written and you believe in what you've written then you should respond.
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I have great, great confidence in our capital markets and in our financial institutions. Our financial institutions, banks and investment banks, are strong. Our capital markets are resilient. They're efficient. They're flexible.
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I started teaching when I was in my 20s because Lee Strasberg asked me to, and he didn't do that with a lot of people.
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No diss to any of my homies, but I pay very close attention to what people say about me.
