Reg E. Cathey (Reginald Eurias Cathey) Quotes
I was told I wasn't black enough for certain jobs because of the way I speak and carry myself and because I was raised in Europe. It's why I left L.A.
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In Europe and Sweden, we see boobs on TV, and it's not a big deal. Everyone has them; everyone has seen them.
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I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.
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I carry a lot of muscle easily.
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Maimed but still magnificent... Europe's mightiest medieval cathedral.
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I went to Yugoslavia to make a movie. People saw me there and asked me to do a movie in Germany. And that led to a movie in Italy. Before I knew it, I was in Europe for most of the next 10 years.
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People have told me that I'm courageous, but I have seen greater courage.
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If Europe's outer border is not blocked off, it makes no sense to speak of quotas.
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We all have genes that come from our ancestors that aren't used - they're not turned on. So we actually carry ancient genes with us. If you could figure out how to turn those on, you could resurrect ancient characteristics from our ancestors.
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We have got into Indian railways and are trying to get into the railway locomotive business in Europe and the United States.
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I've been sailing from the age of 2, and apparently, when I was 4, I told my dad, 'I know how to do this; you don't have to come with me anymore.'
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The fueling of anti-Turkish sentiment in Europe is resulting in an anti-European, indiscriminate nationalism in Turkey.
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More than anything, falling in love causes a certain female thing in a man to manifest, oddly enough.
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No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
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If I told you about a land of love, friend, would you follow me and come?
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Bolivar cannot carry double.
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And thus He mused: 'From here, indeedShall we strike terror in the Swede?And here a city by our laborFounded, shall gall our haughty neighbor;'Here cut' – so Nature gives command –Your window through on Europe; standFirm-footed by the sea, unchanging!
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I still have certain goals that I want. Grammies... Other awards... an Oscar one day.
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I have certain physical features that I favor over others. We all have our areas.
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Grit is not synonymous with hard work. It involves a certain single-mindedness. An ungritty prison inmate will mount a daring new escape attempt every month, but a gritty prison inmate will tunnel his way out one spoonful of concrete at a time. Grit
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This is odd, but there are certain things that are really embarrassing to talk about - one is my job and the success that I've had in it, and the other is money.
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And if I had not a letter to write myself, I might sit by you and admire the evenness of your writing, as another young lady once did. But I have an aunt too, who must not be longer neglected.
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There's no time to hold grudges when you've seen how fragile things can really be.
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I was told I wasn't black enough for certain jobs because of the way I speak and carry myself and because I was raised in Europe. It's why I left L.A.
