William Julius Wilson Quotes
My research clearly reveals that if we want to put inner-city workers to work immediately, we just can't rely on the private sector. They don't want to touch them; they don't want to hire them.
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Fashion and interior design are one and the same.
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I'm not a great fiction reader. I love history. I love history and philosophy.
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I am getting to that age where I am too old to play the boy next door and too young to play Uncle Fester.
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If a Chinese student does not know Chinese learning, it's like a person without a surname, a horse without a bridle, a boat without a helm. The more Western learning he possesses, the more hateful of China he will become. Even if he becomes a capable man of vast learning, how can he be of any use to the state?
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I interviewed Johnny Knoxville once. I was kind of scared to interview him because I thought he might be a real jerk, but he was really nice, and I ripped his chest hair out.
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You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.
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My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
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I have been a judge for 15 years and I've made up my own mind during all that time.
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A baby comes with such responsibility. Once you become a mother, you always have a guilt trip. You always try to do the best, but you feel you can always be better.
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I wanted to go to college and play football.
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A man's primary fantasy is access to a variety of attractive women without the fear of rejection.
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Most high-level models that I've ever met are actually well-travelled; they're cultured, and no guy laying a cheesy line on them is actually going to impact their world.
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Those who know me would tell you, 'Moily can't be cowed down.' I have plans to enhance domestic oil and gas production.
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Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice.
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I can work as a writer, but I wanted to do stand-up.
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Our censorship has sort of gotten a little too far. Too much censorship is just as bad as having none at all. Children need to be exposed to things, because if they don't see it, eventually, it's not like it's not going to happen, but it's just that there needs to be a balance.
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Game-playing is more fun when it's virtual because you're more successful. ... in reality, only one person gets to be LeBron.
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I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it.
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If I write nothing but fiction for some time I begin to get stupid, and to feel rather as if it had been a long meal of sweets; then history is a rest, for research or narration brings a different part of the mind into play.
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We do have to remain true to the idea of honesty within what you want to do.
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It's important to get well-rounded right off the bat. A lot of experienced dancers can get pigeonholed into one thing. I've been hired for a lot of different gigs simply because I can do a lot of different things with different levels of dancers. And it's sad to me that some dancers don't do more.
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I'm worried about losing my hair. I think if I lost my hair, I'd lose a lot of parts. And I don't want to get fat. I'm always worried about that.
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My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
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My research clearly reveals that if we want to put inner-city workers to work immediately, we just can't rely on the private sector. They don't want to touch them; they don't want to hire them.
