Carlos Machado Quotes
After the clinch, it doesn't matter what happens, one way or another, we're going to hit the ground, and we'll be in my world. The ground is my ocean, I'm the shark, and most people don't even know how to swim.
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I realised that you couldn't use the tools of yesterday to communicate today's world. Basically, that was the big light that went on in my head.
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Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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The muse is not an angelic voice that sits on your shoulder and sings sweetly. The muse is the most annoying whine. The muse isn't hard to find, just hard to like - she follows you everywhere, tapping you on the shoulder, demanding that you stop doing whatever else you might be doing and pay attention to her.
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You learn from the things that happen in your career. You get up and down. You never give up. All the things that happened in my career, thank God it happened early rather than late in my career.
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China and Russia are regarded as the most formidable cyber threats.
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I'm addicted to making music, but I don't want to do it forever. I just want a farm. Farms make you happy.
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You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.
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I want kids. I want a soccer team, and I want a husband.
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A biblical false prophet was a servant of the devil attempting to lead people away from the truth.
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A lot of broadcasting, I think, is doing a tremendous amount of preparation and trying to act like, 'Oh, this thought is just occurring to me right now' - and speaking sincerely.
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I don't watch entertainment. I haven't watched in years. I want to see serious news.
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I'm a lot girlier than the roles that I play. I joke with Tricia Helfer all the time that she's my muscle.
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It's impossible to be more flat-chested than I am.
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Is self-interest a bad thing? We want our leaders to be pure and good, but at the same time we want them to be effective, and to be effective you often have to be ruthless and not bound by ideology or the same morals that we pretend to hold ourselves to.
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I am not a fan of historical fiction that is sloppy in its research or is dishonest about the real history.
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My story is the story of thousands of children from around the world. I hope it inspires others to stand up for their rights.
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I probably write a poem every 50 years.
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I like to do Pilates.
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I think the reason they cast me as the good girls is because they couldn't find any in Hollywood.
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It is time to show the whole world that America is back - bigger and better and stronger than ever before.
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There are goals that I had set out for myself as an artist. I have accomplished some of them - becoming accepted all over the world - however, other parts of my goals have not been completed.
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After the clinch, it doesn't matter what happens, one way or another, we're going to hit the ground, and we'll be in my world. The ground is my ocean, I'm the shark, and most people don't even know how to swim.
