Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson Sr.) Quotes
I used to love to draw. I didn't want to go to art class because I felt that would be too corny when I was young, but architectural drafting was the cool thing to do because there was more precision. It taught me a lot about building and structures and doorways and frames and windowsills.
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I mean, you've kind of got the track down, especially with ovals. The only thing that improves is that when race conditions come, you know what to expect slightly more from the track and from your car.
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People really feel that, when they go to the gas pump now, that the oil cartel is holding them by the legs and tipping them upside down and shaking money out of their pockets.
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In my own sphere I did everything that could possibly be expected of a man who believes in the greatness of his people and who is filled with fanaticism for the greatness of his country, in order to bring about the victory of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist movement.
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I'm a New Yorker. My background is in theater, so staying here, I have the opportunity to get back to that, which I would love to do.
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Dishonesty is all about the small acts we can take and then think, 'No, this not real cheating.' So if you think that the main mechanism is rationalization, then what you come up with, and that's what we find, is that we're basically trying to balance feeling good about ourselves.
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My brother is the former mayor of Baltimore.
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The ghastly thing about being a producer is that, once the curtain goes up, there is nothing you can do. At least when you are in it, you have some measure of control. If something goes wrong, you can maybe put it right. When you are in the audience, there is nothing you can do.
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My biggest ambition over everything is to have kids. It feels great. I'd love a big family.
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To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.
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The beautiful thing is that ageism just doesn't exist on 'EastEnders.' The show saved me.
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I never wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a book illustrator. I used to hurry home from school and draw.
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It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger.
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I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
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I've eaten ice cream from all over the world, but until you've tasted Graham's from Geneva, Illinois, you haven't had ice cream at all.
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I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.
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I usually listen to classic rock and roll.
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My father taught me photography. It was his hobby, and we had a small darkroom in the fruit cellar of our basement. It was the kind of makeshift darkroom that was only dark at night.
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God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.
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Music has a power of forming the character, and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young.
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I've always believed that the things middle class families struggle with around their kitchen tables should define my work in Washington.
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I struggle quite a lot in rehearsals, partly because I'm shy, partly because I still don't really understand the work that actors and directors do. I love the magic at the end, but the getting there - the wrong turns that are necessary to make something work - I find slightly beguiling and worrying.
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What I want is not to become a status symbol, but to give beauty at a price.
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We've got to learn how to finish. It was obvious last week we didn't get it done. This week, it snuck up on us. It caught up with us.
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I used to love to draw. I didn't want to go to art class because I felt that would be too corny when I was young, but architectural drafting was the cool thing to do because there was more precision. It taught me a lot about building and structures and doorways and frames and windowsills.
