Bernice L. McFadden Quotes
She'd seen people stand on the shoulders of hate and pluck money and power from the very top shelves of the universe.
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As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.
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The first thing I saw was that Brett Rogers had his way very quickly - in 20 seconds - with a UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski.
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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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Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should lay down letters as he does a cellar of wine.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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I have always loathed working out.
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I'm not into the attention thing so much.
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I can't watch a Mayweather fight. I don't find it exciting.
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I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
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I am strictly against remaking a movie.
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Another thing that's quite different in writing a book as a practicing newspaperman is that if you look at what you've written the next morning and you think you didn't get it quite right, you can fix it.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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It's morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.
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The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every calling, is diligence.
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I normally don't listen to my instincts because I'm so full of doubt.
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In America, people are just so straightforward when they dislike things.
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Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink.
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I live halfway between reality and theater at all times. And I was born this way.
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There's a logic today that places a greater value on celebrity the less it is accompanied by actual achievement. I don't think it's possible to touch people's imagination today by aesthetic means.
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One touch of Christ is worth a lifetime of struggling.
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All thouhgts of grandeur were delusions...until one made them real.
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I don't wish to curse anyone. I just feel bad when women, especially, try to sabotage the image of another woman.
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Food, like sex, is one of the principal kinds of human activity that engage people when they wonder about how to account for different kinds of human behaviour.
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She'd seen people stand on the shoulders of hate and pluck money and power from the very top shelves of the universe.
