Lawrence "Kris" Parker (KRS-One) Quotes
It's just hypocrisy on hip-hop's part to cry racial profiling when your race is on TV acting like fools.
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When you've done a show that's as successful as 'Lovejoy' was, it hangs around for a few years, and people know you from it. I escaped the shadow when I stopped 'Lovejoy' by not doing any television for four years.
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Like brown rice, black rice is unmilled, and it is the dark outer husk that makes it so nutty and chewy. It's also why it takes longer to cook than many other rices.
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I don't know what's going to happen in life, so I don't think it's fair that I know what's going to happen in 'Homeland.'
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Unlike some, I don't claim to hold the mystic key to the future. But judging from past events, it seems to me that those who want to prophesy the imminent end of America's unique global role have a harder case to make than those who think we will limp on for a while, making a mess of things as usual.
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If you write a novel alone you sit and you weave a little narrative. And it's O.K., but it's of no account.
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All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with.
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I don't know anyone who's suffered lung cancer.
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I remember being inspired myself when smaller films, whether it's 'Beasts' or 'Winter's Bone,' wound up in the Oscars lineup.
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I believe in forgiveness.
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Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be rich.
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I don't know anyone who likes the American League games better. Maybe some fans do. But if you're not an actual DH, you probably prefer the National League.
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Hanging out with my girlfriends is my sanity saver. We go out for a bad chick flick and dinner. I suggest you break free from the guys, see a really silly, girly movie, and get a little something to eat afterwards. It feels like a treat.
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A bad system will beat a good person every time.
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I love how, when you're a teenager, you're really opinionated, you're really right, you can't be wrong, and you don't know any better.
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Travel, of course, narrows the mind.
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When you're on top, you're on top.
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When something's good, I'm not an over-celebrator.
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I wasn't angry with God that I lost my husband. I was devastated; I was broken. I still am, in many ways. But I feel like God gives free will to everyone, and people who want to choose evil, they have that same free will.
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I love acting, but I want to explore other things.
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I tell you a joke to have you listen to me, and then maybe I will tell you another joke that we can laugh together and feel equal. And then I will tell you a story hopefully that will make you cry. So I think that's the way that I approach the columns, as a surviving tool in a way.
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After that, I was offered lots of lesbian roles, but I didn't want them because I'd already played the best there was.
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Many business owners dream of having their product or service endorsed by a global celebrity. But instead of trying to get a superstar to support your business, try seeking out a local celebrity instead.
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It's just hypocrisy on hip-hop's part to cry racial profiling when your race is on TV acting like fools.
