Ashok K. Banker Quotes
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The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done. I try to make sure that I don't repeat my music.
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Rarely do we stop and consider whether the most prestigious of institutions is always in our best interest.
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Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know. I truly believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.
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I wouldn't say I was bullied, but I was definitely a bit of an outcast. It was more the kids thinking I thought I was cool. I started homeschooling in fifth grade, and I was much happier.
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I only use my sick days for hang-overs and soap opera weddings.
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I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't.
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Life is not over because you have diabetes. Make the most of what you have, be grateful.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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I have all the tools and gadgets. I tell my son, who's a producer, 'You never work for the machine; the machine works for you.'
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The Democratic Party has taken the black community for granted and said, 'This is the most loyal constituency we have. They're not going anywhere.' But the Republican Party has said, 'That's the most loyal constituency Democrats have. They're not going anywhere. We've got to win without them.'
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If a film project were available and the timing was right, I might be interested.
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I'm Pisces with Leo rising. The Pisces part is the dreamer. The Leo says, 'Let's execute.'
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I grew up in Oakland and Berkeley, California.
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Whatever my father did were great films. I don't want to remake any of them.
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My plan was to be able to make a living as an actor.
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There's an absolute surety to the hands-on conservation lifestyle of hunting, fishing and trapping where you know you're going to consume today.
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Hence, ye profane! I hate ye all,Both the great vulgar and the small.
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I was doing publicity for 'The Getaway'; people were coming in from all over the world to do six-minute interviews.
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I think the American Dream used to be achieving one's goals in your field of choice-and from that all other things would follow. Now, I think the dream has morphed into the pursuit of money: Accumulate enough of it, and the rest will follow. We've become more materialistic. For balance, I think we need to get back to idealism and patriotism, but also be realistic with our monetary goals.
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I'm going to write a book someday and the title will be I'm an Ass, You're an Ass. That's the most liberating, wonderful thing in the world, when you openly admit you're an ass. It's wonderful. When people tell me, 'You're wrong' I say, 'What can you expect of an ass?'
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I think anything sounds good with a Southern accent.
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When you're on stage, unless you surrender to the moment, you're not telling the truth. I look for people that tell me the truth.
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You should always judge a book by its lovers.
