Eddie Murphy Quotes
Getting divorced didn't sour me on the institution of marriage. I'll tell you what I'll never do: I'll never get divorced again.
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I suppose illustration tends to live in the streets, rather than in the hermetically sealed atmosphere of the museum, and consequently it has come to be taken less seriously.
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Everything I do, I go to black people. If I have a problem at the airport, I'll go to the black ticket agent. I hope they notice me because I'll get better service. If I'm at a restaurant, I look for the black waiter. Rent-a-Car, give you the upgrade.
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I'm a little bit awkward on Twitter; like, I'm never really sure what to say.
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It's my job to have ups and downs because it makes good music.
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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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I wish somebody had given me the news that ideas don't just fall on your head like fairy dust. You have to treat that like a job. You have to spend hours each day, where you're just like, 'This is the part of the day when I'm looking for an idea.'
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If a political opponent has different approaches than mine, that doesn't make them a bad person. It means they have different backgrounds, experiences, and ideas.
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Gay kids need to stop killing themselves because they are made to feel worthless by cruel and relentless bullying.
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To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.
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I work in a very contained environment, usually.
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For us, overseas employment addresses two major problems: unemployment and the balance of payments position.
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The realities are, there are - you can be entertaining and you can be fun, and you can say things that actually appeal to people. You still have to figure out a way to get to 270 electoral votes. Get votes in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.
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A lot of guys try to mingle with me because of who I am. If I encounter a guy with a clean heart, I will go by my instincts. I guess my man won't be from the film industry.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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I don't want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do on the court.
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Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts.
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I was born in San Diego, and we moved to Los Angeles when I was seven. A couple of years later, I started acting!
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I have never been asked to be in a movie musical. Other than 'Yentl,' which I didn't sing in.
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Being on a book tour is a lot easier than reporting.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.
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I suppose I have played a lot of put-upon women, but it's never bothered me. They've never been weak – they've always got steel in them.
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It's been a dream for me since I was six years old to go to the Olympic Games and to finally have that dream realised is something massive for me.
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Getting divorced didn't sour me on the institution of marriage. I'll tell you what I'll never do: I'll never get divorced again.
