Benjamin Carson Quotes
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I try not to have favorites, but Barfly is one that I like. My favorite is always the one I just finished.
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Everybody thinks they deserve something.
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Peer pressure is something everyone will face in school. You have to really go by what you think is the right thing to do. Turn to the friends you trust the most when you are put in a compromising situation. If your friends are making the wrong decision, then turn to your parents.
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Nobody should be sent indefinitely into detention; everybody should have their day in court.
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I think if one wants to be in a continual state of insanity one should stay married to that writing partner.
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I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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I want to make sure that that future that we're creating is one that is the best it can be for people around the world, and also one that includes the full range of our talent and our skills - and, you know, gender and ethnicity, geography - to solving the world's problems.
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In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away.
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I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.
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Most people don't really understand what it takes to get a film made, and the struggles .I think anyone who makes a film goes through their own set of struggles.
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I talk about Beyonce too much. I am a diehard.
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My friend Quincy Jones says we won our first Grammys together in 1963. I have no recollection. I don't even remember the room. When he showed me the picture, I remembered what I wore. But it's like awards don't mean anything.
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My mom and my dad were married 56 years, and the fact that I reconciled with my dad I think made their marriage a little bit better as well.
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The condition of rage is one in which I find myself starting my day - once I see the news headlines.
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Witchcraft is one of the most baseless, absurd, disgusting and silly of all the humbugs.
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I was 30 before I made a living that was not embarrassing.
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My parents led this double life. They were in the underground movement to bring down the Nazis. My father was hanged for being a traitor.
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The fact is that seven per cent of the global population emits 50 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, and the proportions are the same for the use of energy and raw materials, meat, wood, etc. Simply put, an infinitesimal minority consumes the most and imposes damage on the overwhelming majority, while asking it to change.
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I don't calculate my net worth.
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In the Middle East in the summertime, to keep cool, a lot of people sleep on the rooftops.
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Which is why I felt I was truly blessed this year, with leads in two nice films, and also the luxury of being able to do a studio film and an independent afterwards was fantastic.
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For me, playwriting is sharing my experiences, telling my stories.
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We need to reorient people in terms of what real success is all about.
