Eddie Murphy Quotes
I had a band before I did standup - I've always done music. I got known for being funny, and that's how I make a living - and from acting - but I never stopped playing and producing and recording music.
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Wanted: a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say 'No,' though all the world say 'Yes.'
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Maybe one day music will just be music, and there won't be these categories; it'll just be different shades of music.
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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Think and grow rich.
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Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you.
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I am so, so lucky. I am the luckiest girl in the world, really. And still with access to everything I could possibly want I still say 'Oh dear, what am I going to wear today?' There's no ending to that question!
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We have a tax code whose complications and levels of unfairness and levels of choosing people to give tax breaks to and choosing people to deny them to is thousands of pages long with endless complications and unbelievable manipulations by everybody.
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I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace.
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Oh God, I'm awful at sports. In gym I just try and avoid getting hit in the face.
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Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.
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I'm fine, except, you know, I broke my pelvis. And that's not much fun.
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The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.
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Anytime I met an actor, I just attacked them and said, 'How did you do this?' Eventually, I began to realize that you went to school for it. I wasn't a bright kid, so it took me a long time to figure that out.
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I don't want to go to prison... but there is nothing they can do to me that will make me stop this referendum.
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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You're going to change as you grow older, and that messes up a lot of relationships.
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I don't have a process; I just feel it. My book on acting would be very short.
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We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future.
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People who grew up on my books are now able to get the point across to others that they're worth reading.
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I try not to brand myself 'weird' any more because it sticks.
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My writing could be the most beautiful or important piece of prose, but it means nothing if it's boring, if people aren't listening or reading. I think transporting someone, putting them in a story for a few hours, taking them out of their worlds, is what I always strive to do.
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God makes me play well. That is why I always make the sign of a cross when I walk out on to the pitch. I feel I would be betraying him if I didn't.
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Guys just don't care. We don't take the time to plan behind each other's back. We just say, If you don't like me, screw you'. If a guy doesn't like you, you know because you have a black eye.
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I had a band before I did standup - I've always done music. I got known for being funny, and that's how I make a living - and from acting - but I never stopped playing and producing and recording music.
