Eddie Murphy Quotes
You know why they think I'm reclusive? I don't do the Hollywood stuff. I've never been on the circuit.
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I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't know what.
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The United States has been enriched by Muslim Americans. Many other Americans have Muslims in their families or have lived in a Muslim-majority country - I know, because I am one of them.
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The only thing I want to say is, I know I'm not Einstein, but I'm not the queen of the imbeciles either.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
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I think it would be pompous to say I am an underrated actor. I don't think it is for me to think and decide; it is for people to decide. But I am glad I am underrated than being overrated - that is something I would find hard to digest.
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I have to think of moderation, which is not a word that's in my vocabulary. But I try.
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A lot of times people feel a little apprehensive about suggesting to actually meet in person. One of the reasons that can be hard is people think they have to propose something super novel.
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You know, I'm very proud of the large number of Hispanic endorsements that I've received.
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Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.
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Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.
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I was a class clown. At 12, I was definitely clowning. I was making all the jokes. But I was smart, so the teachers didn't know what to do with me.
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The United Nations passed so-called sanctions again on North Korea, and they've said they 'will exercise their preemptive right to a nuclear attack.' I don't think this ought to be taken kindly.
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I think it's about not just the crisis you're in, but how do you get to the other side? How do we heal? How do we survive this experience while remaining hopeful instead of filled with despair? That's what interests me.
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We know that the elements in play in a show like 'Confederate' are much more raw, much more real, and people come into them much more sensitive and more invested, than they do with a story about a place called 'Westeros,' which none of them had ever heard of before they read the books or watched the show.
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I hate to sound this way but, 'Why me? Why me with dementia?'
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From my experience, politicians are much more uncomfortable being made fun of than they are being preached at and screeched at - you know, and the soapbox routine. They're much more uneasy knowing they're a target of ridicule.
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I'm not really that bothered by appearance. I know a few players who go off doing stuff in the mirror ages before they go out to play a game, but I'm not really interested in that.
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You know in the West they support realistic forces.
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I've had meetings where a guy actually told me, "What we're trying to figure out is how we can control you." In the meeting, to me! Why do you want to control me?
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One thing that somebody told me is that leadership is a lonely role - some people can do it, and some people can't.
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I wrote something when I was 9 that seemed pretty good for a 9 year old; it concerned flowers in our family garden - I was grateful my mother praised it. Of course, I found out later it was pretty silly, but it was the first poem I was proud of.
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Those who inflict must suffer, for they see The work of their own hearts, and this must be Our chastisement or recompense.
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You know why they think I'm reclusive? I don't do the Hollywood stuff. I've never been on the circuit.
