Manny Montana Quotes
I'm from Long Beach - not the best area in the world - and I had a lot of ghetto friends growing up.
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In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.
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People just decided I was an R&B artist because I'm black.
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I've dealt with a lot of couples over the years, and most cite the battle for closet and bathroom space as one of the most frequent causes of marital discord.
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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You can imagine me as a kid growing up in redneck Texas with ballet shoes, tucking the violin under my arm. I had to fight my way up.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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Financial analysts make a lot more than accountants.
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I don't think being a writer who is religious means you have to write about nothing but religion. When I do write about religion, it's to inform the story, not to push a certain agenda.
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I've always written songs the same way. You learn different tricks - you learn craft, you learn structure, all that - as you go.
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In 1993, when I landed in Zimbabwe, there were just 10 psychiatrists in that country of 10 million people. Nine of the 10 were foreigners who spoke no regional language.
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My company invents all kinds of new technology in lots of different areas. And we do that for a couple of reasons. We invent for fun - invention is a lot of fun to do - and we also invent for profit. The two are related because the profit actually takes long enough that if it isn't fun, you wouldn't have the time to do it.
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Our deals and performance speak for themselves. And whoever doesn't feel comfortable investing with us will not.
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'What's My Line' 1971 was a magical experience as I was still in my teens, and it was my first appearance. You know how they say you never forget 'your first'!
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We are all in this together. We will all make it or none of us will make it. If everyone cleans up their act except one big ole country, it isn't going to work.
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When we write about Auschwitz, we must know that Auschwitz, in a certain sense at least, suspended literature. One can only write a black novel about Auschwitz or - you should excuse the expression - a cheap serial, which begins in Auschwitz and is still not over.
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I didn't know box office was a thing you could possess but I don't have it. I go up for lovely roles and people with this nebulous thing called box office get them so there isn't much I can do about that unless you know where I can get some box-office myself!
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You can hit as many revolutions as you want, but women are always going to wear uncomfortable shoes that look good.
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The progression of emancipation of any class usually, if not always, takes place through the efforts of individuals of that class.
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It became a question of do I want to be on a label where it could take three years to put out a record instead of putting out three records over the same period of time on my own.
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We've truly transformed Accenture capabilities to help our clients embrace the new, applying innovation and intelligence at the heart of their organizations.
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The one thing about being a parent is the ability to be selfless: To give up the things you want and need for the benefit of someone else.
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My mom was the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Chicago Law School, in 1946. She had leadership roles in the law, in government and the corporate world. She was a great role model in that she felt anything was possible.
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I'm from Long Beach - not the best area in the world - and I had a lot of ghetto friends growing up.
