Youssou N'Dour Quotes
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
Ovid -
Although I grew up as a fan of the culture from the disco D.J. era as a young kid and hearing the beginnings of hip-hop, I'm hearing it all from another borough in Brooklyn.
Fab Five Freddy -
We've learned a lot about how information needs to flow effectively amongst a group of people. They need to be fed information, and it needs to be on this constant conveyor belt.
D. B. Weiss -
The Heat gave me an opportunity when nobody else wanted to.
Udonis Haslem -
For a long time, I've been interested in cultural memory and historical erasure.
Natasha Trethewey -
I often get mistaken for Dumbledore. One wizard is very much like another.
Ian Mckellen
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If I had my way, I wouldn't be sharing my personal life online. I'm a private person. At home, I don't wander around shirtless, flexing my muscles. I roam around unshaven, with my hair disheveled. Unfortunately, people perceive you differently. It's okay; they're free to speculate.
Karan Singh Grover -
I think that the U.S. does have this very much more open attitude, and I admire it very much and I think it's very important to the world. But the information and the discussion sometimes come too late, after the effective decision has been made.
E. P. Thompson -
I've really enjoyed starting Quora from the beginning. It's really nice to have a new start to things.
Adam D'Angelo -
Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.
Wendell Phillips -
I have to remind myself constantly that people actually want to hear the music I've made; that's hard for me to digest. I think a live audience is the only tangible evidence you can have that your work is making an impact. It's really humbling.
Kacy Hill -
One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
Camila Alves
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
Salvador Dali -
It's not that that I'm not comfortable being naked, but when you grow up fat, you can't take away the shame or embarrassment even though you're a model. It's not just erased.
Paloma Elsesser -
I don't know if I have a favorite color.
Kate Middleton -
For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
Queen Elizabeth II -
The ADA is essential in helping me overcome the obstacles I face as a Wounded Warrior and empowers me to assist other veterans. It allows me to be physically active, have my pilot's license, and serve in Congress.
Tammy Duckworth -
Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
Carine Roitfeld
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
Kaley Cuoco -
A film set is the most comfortable place I could be in the world; that's what I know.
Dakota Johnson -
When I was growing up, Belfast City Hall was surrounded by security, and we had no access to it. But now, people come in and out of it all the time. On a nice day, office workers and students sit on the lawn outside and have lunch. It's great to see how Northern Ireland has changed. To be part of that is fantastic.
James Nesbitt -
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
H. L. Mencken -
I actually don't want to be an actor for the rest of my life. I'd like to go on to be a lawyer or a doctor, and I definitely would like to get into politics.
Noah Gray-Cabey -
I don't really see myself as an actor.
Youssou N'Dour