Nelson Rodrigues Quotes
In soccer, the blindest player is the one who sees nothing but the ball.
Nelson Rodrigues
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I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and make judgments very quickly about who they are and what they are. Or we think people are boring because they appear ordinary.
Rachel Joyce
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I understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear.
Baz Luhrmann
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A revolutionary idea is usually one with its sleeves rolled up.
Navjot Singh Sidhu
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When people see what I have now, they have no idea of where I came from and how I didn't have anything growing up.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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A fragmented film such as 'Babel' gives the impression of 'edginess' but, in its form, tells us nothing we didn't already know.
Garth Risk Hallberg
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I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing.
Sammy Sosa
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We tend to think of racism as this interpersonal verbal or physical abuse, when in truth, that is only one way that racism manifests itself. The reality of contemporary racism is that it while it is ubiquitous, it is often invisible, subsequently making it more difficult to name and identify.
Clint Smith
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An individual may perceive a way of life, or a method of social organisation, by which more of the desires of mankind could be satisfied than under the existing method. If he perceives truly, and can persuade men to adopt his reform, he is justified. Without rebellion, mankind would stagnate, and injustice would be irremediable.
Bertrand Russell
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Art is very tricky because it's what you do for yourself. It's much harder for me to make those works than the monuments or the architecture.
Maya Lin
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Some books are a revelation. They come along at just the right time for just the right reasons. They become heart books and soul books.
Judith Tarr
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In Hollywood people lie to each other and cheat each other and then go and play tennis. But I don't want to be a tennis player.
David Geffen
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In soccer, the blindest player is the one who sees nothing but the ball.
Nelson Rodrigues
