Ernest Dion Wilson (No I.D.) Quotes
When people get to see me interact with the creative giants, they see the perspective and the respect. A lot of times, people don't have that respect, from a music perspective, with the music people.
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In many of my plays, there was a kind of autobiographical character in the form of a son or young man.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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I try to be as ignorant about things as I can.
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If you are in a relationship, it has to be a good one. If it isn't, it's best to just leave it.
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I think it's fun to get in a room and sweat with people. I'm happy to share my workouts with everyone.
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I don't think of myself as a role model. I do try to live in a compassionate, considerate and positive way. The only advice I can offer is to find what you love to do, find the joy in it, and express yourself through your passion.
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As a kid I didn't see black cowboys on the screen. What that said to me was that there were things I couldn't do or be because of my color. What we see others like us do gives us permission to expand our own horizons.
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Love of, and respect for, the humble routine of everyday life and its creatures was the only moral commandment which carried conviction when I was a child.
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If a film project were available and the timing was right, I might be interested.
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Heaven to me is percussion and bass, a screaming guitar and a burbling Hammond B-3 organ. It's a soup I love being immersed in.
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What I see is teeming cohesion, contained dispersal…. For him, to sculpt is to take the fat off space.
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It doesn't matter what background you come from; it doesn't matter what your circumstances are - you can survive.
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I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc... to find success writing children's novels.
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All Southern state colleges and universities are open to black students.
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You never know how things are going to turn out in a movie. You can imagine a scene one way, and it can turn out to be completely the polar opposite of what you expected. You just have to roll with the punches.
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Music is my passion. I've always been musically driven and musically inclined. I play the keyboard a little bit. I love listening to music and discovering music. That's my love, but I'm not a rapper at all.
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Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards; but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty.
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I have such a crush on Shirley Manson. I think she's the coolest thing.
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I think the culture today is very, very different from what it was in the '60s, and I feel lucky that I grew up at a time when I had these very strong female role models.
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I speak my mind. That's what we loved Tupac for.
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Every song I write, including 'Too Close,' always starts on the guitar.
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When I was ten, I did a play at the Henry Street Settlement Playhouse, Charles Fuller's first play. He went on to write 'A Soldier's Story,' among other things. I realized, 'Oh, I can be anything doing this.'
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When people get to see me interact with the creative giants, they see the perspective and the respect. A lot of times, people don't have that respect, from a music perspective, with the music people.
