Nat Hentoff Quotes
I know Arthur Koestler fought in the Spanish Civil War. He was in prison, I think, in Spain and in Russia. He came to the United States; that's when I saw him in the mid-1940s.
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Laughter is healing and helpful and fun, and I see my role as an entertainer, and I want readers to leave my books smiling.
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I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.
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If I splurge on anything, it's cologne. I love smelling good.
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I work in areas related to child protection and family safety, women's empowerment, the creation of opportunities for youth, and culture and tourism. Daunting? Yes. Impossible? No. In fact, such challenges energize me.
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The quality of a timeless song is that it's catchy, meaningful and relatable.
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I'm a big fan of Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars – that's my next level. You've got to dream. People have always tried to shoot me down for wanting to be a big worldwide star. But why not? You have to broaden your horizons and put yourself out there.
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The Internet is both great and terrible. As a source of information, a tool for delivering music and art, it's great. But spamming ads and piracy of music is terrible. It's stealing.
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Tony Blair is not a villain, but he's played the part very well.
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As for us, during twenty years' reign, we have known much bitterness.
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All three of the Abrahamic religions were born and nurtured in arid, disturbed environments.
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Amiri Baraka went to Howard. Lucille Clifton went to Howard. Ossie Davis went to Howard. And I was aware of that when I was there. Charles Drew went to Howard. Thurgood Marshall went to the law school. Being aware of that and having all of that brought to bear, again, it's one of those things that I can't really separate from my career as a writer.
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So vast is the shadow cast by the MGM production of 'The Wizard of Oz,' so indelible are its characterizations, so perfect its music, and so assured is its cinematic immortality, that most people think of it as 'The Original.' In fact, it isn't.
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And when I've been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs.
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The future of the world's film industry is in China because we have 1.3 billion people.
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It's not just a revue where one song is done, then another. There are concepts and ideas at work.
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Violence is interesting. This is a great obstacle to world peace and also to more thoughtful television programming.
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No matter how complicated a problem is, it usually can be reduced to a simple, comprehensible form which is often the best solution.
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When I was around 12, my heroes were Cindy Sherman and Bob Dylan and Samuel Westing from the kids' novel 'The Westing Game'.
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Our memories are convenient lies we create, cribbing images from others' experiences. We discard the personal specifics which don't conform to the ideal conventional beauty created by art directors and cinematographers.
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Truth is the most precious thing. That's why we should ration it.
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Questions are a burden to others; answers are a prison for oneself.
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I know Arthur Koestler fought in the Spanish Civil War. He was in prison, I think, in Spain and in Russia. He came to the United States; that's when I saw him in the mid-1940s.
