Carter G. Woodson (Carter Godwin Woodson) Quotes
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Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.
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Ninety percent of the comic books I've written in the past had little or nothing to do with Islam.
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I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.
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I personally don't think you should ever date someone you work with, will work with, etc. I won't ever date an actor.
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I have often heard that the novel is dead. But I see novels produced, I don't know how many a week, in France. I have the impression it's carrying along quite well.
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Our critics would love nothing more for us to go away and just be quiet. And we won't give them that satisfaction. We have young children that, one day, when they understand more of what's happened and what's transpired, we wanna be able to say to them, you know, we did our best. And we told the truth.
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You think you're looking at things all the time, but you're not looking at things, you're looking at what your brain is interpreting through light and color. And who knows what everybody else sees?
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Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.
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If your desk isn't cluttered, you probably aren't doing your job.
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Whoever has lost a fight in the UFC and hasn't wanted to fight that guy the next day shouldn't be in the sport.
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The past two decades revolutionized the way we access information. You and I can have our questions answered with the click of a mouse at any time of day. If America, both corporation and citizen alike, can use these services to solve problems, why can't Washington?
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Governors normally have jurisdiction over public health emergencies, but a widespread biological attack would cross state boundaries.
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I never had those dreams of making the Olympics. Never.
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I remember once, when I started writing for the alto saxophone, a saxophonist told me to think of it as being like a cross between an oboe and a viola, but louder.
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I understand that the end does not justify the means. And this should be a lasting value for democracy.
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I've never had a supernatural experience. I've been tempted to maybe have a tarot-card reading, but I don't know if I'd necessarily want to know.
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I was always the guy getting kicked out of my classes at school for having an attitude problem.
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Anytime that another artist or a critic that is well-respected says something nice about you, you're always thankful and hope that you can live up to that.
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I'll be honest, watching the music industry collapse has been demoralizing and disheartening at times.
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I haven't grown since I was 13, and every girl cast opposite me isn't allowed to wear heels on camera, for fear that I would look minuscule. In all of the casting calls for my best friends on every project, it says in big, bold, red letters: 'Please no high heels.' It's a little embarrassing.
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Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.
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Show business has always been my life. I love it. I've shared the ups and downs. So it will still be my life. It is a big piece of your life because this is all you know. It just seems like it takes you to such great heights in your life.
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I am too much of a control freak to be a drinker.
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No man knows what he can do until he tries.
