Toussaint Louverture (François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture) Quotes
I shall not remind you, Citizen-Directors, of all I have done for the triumph of liberty, the prosperity of St. Domingo, the glory of the French Republic; nor will I protest to you my attachment to our mother country, to my duties; my respect to the constitution, to the laws of the Republic, and my submission to the government.
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From the night, his solitude, the poet finds day and starts a diary that is lethal to the inert. The dark landscape yields a dialogue.
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Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
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I wouldn't let a biopic be made on me. That's because I don't believe in them. I don't like them.
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I loved Interpol when they came out, but I never wanted to be in Interpol.
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But I was losing so much bone density that I would have been in grave danger. And I mean grave danger. If I had let it go just a few more years I could have broken my hip or spine just picking up my granddaughter.
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A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they're singers. And they just make that assumption. And so when there's a little intonation problem, people are very forgiving of them because they heard how soulful they play.
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I made a clean version of 'Enter the Ninja' that my mom can listen to.
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Each color lives by its mysterious life.
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In life, I'm pretty low-key and quite non-descript.
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Boy bands should be exploded from a great height. They're just pretty people singing music written by others.
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Maurice would prance into a room, you know, and his presence was immediate.
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'Life Aquatic' was the first movie I did, and it's been an incredible adventure since then.
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I think you have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently.
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No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.
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Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.
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The Turks would do anything with a captured screaming infidel body - make it chew its own penis, thrust the testicles up the anus, saw the noseless earless head off with slow delicacy.
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Last time I had my hands on you, you felt like a bird - struggling to escape. You'll never escape now...
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I think it's awesome when a woman is in control of everything she's doing, especially in an industry like this where people think that doesn't happen often, but it really does - well, from my knowledge and how I manage my own project.
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Bad people doing bad things is not interesting. What I find interesting is good people doing bad things.
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As an artist, I feel a certain responsibility to write about difficult subject matter.
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One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.
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'Tis thought the king is dead; we will not stay. The bay trees in our country are all wither'd.
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When the Constitution declares that 'all men are created equal,' it is not referring to intelligence, good looks, good humor, height, weight, or income. It is talking about certain rights, 'inalienable', in that they cannot be taken away.
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I shall not remind you, Citizen-Directors, of all I have done for the triumph of liberty, the prosperity of St. Domingo, the glory of the French Republic; nor will I protest to you my attachment to our mother country, to my duties; my respect to the constitution, to the laws of the Republic, and my submission to the government.
