Mohamed Bamba Quotes
I truly believe motivation is internal, but there are so many things that happen externally, and it's hard to not pick that up as motivation.
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I am now writing a book called 'Far Enough,' very loosely based on my childhood. This is difficult because it forces me to remember people I loved who are gone.
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My parents have been with me every step of the way.
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When you have to do as much as women do, the Internet allows you to - from home - figure out a way to extend your reach and power in the world. It allows you to do what job you've done traditionally, and create aspirations by carrying on a job and using the Internet to amplify everything you're doing.
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I consider The O.C. as my college. It was four years and I made friends who I'll have forever.
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I do not cook.
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L.A. still ranks as one of my guilty pleasures, along with butter-pecan ice cream and Coldplay albums.
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It's been said that the men in my books have been absent, or weak, or creepy.
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I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.
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I'm a fan of creating the mood and vibe with flowers, candles, and music. I love making my guests feel like it's not formal and they can relax in my home.
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My song-writing has always been just about my life - usually my worst moments.
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My first priority is to my wife, as hers is to me, and to our child.
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I don't argue with people... if they say I'm not funny, they're right, for them.
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Water is my main state. If I time before I run - like, to digest, like, a good hour and a half or so to digest, I'll eat oatmeal. but I'm a vegetarian for the most part, so in general, I just eat grains and vegetables and fruit.
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To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.
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When you do comedy, you get impervious to good and bad reviews.
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I think the song itself, 'Smoke and Fire,' is just a metaphor for the feelings that you feel in a relationship.
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Providing classified information to a foreign agent of the People's Republic of China is a real and serious threat to our national security.
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There are cases where you design something that looks good on paper and there's only one small part of it that's fun. You have to focus on that and throw the rest away.
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I grew up when I was 15 when I had my first opportunity in movies. I watched every great movie for a year and a half, and since then I've asked myself how I can emulate such artistry. That's really my motivation. I want to do something as good as my heroes have done.
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Hack fiction exploits curiosity without really satisfying it or making connections between it and anything else in the world.
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I’ve thought about it, I’ll admit that. But I can’t see us hanging it up any time soon. Let’s get one thing straight: we would never become a parody of ourselves. But it’s my job to drive Maiden, and one day I’m not going to be able to do it any more.
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The men who espoused unpopular causes may have been considered misguided, but they were rarely attacked for their morals or their masculinity. Women who did the same thing were apt to be denounced as harlots or condemned for being unfeminine - an all-purpose word that was used to describe almost any category of female behavior of which men disapproved.
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I truly believe motivation is internal, but there are so many things that happen externally, and it's hard to not pick that up as motivation.
