Charlamagne Tha God (Lenard Larry McKelvey) Quotes
Growing up I watched examples of how not to treat people. I knew when I got into certain positions that I wasn't going to talk to people the way that they did. My mindset is, if you want to see the true character of a person watch how they treat those who can't do anything for them.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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No god ever gave any man anything, nor ever answered any prayer at any time - nor ever will.
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The only thing documentary filmmakers have to work with, at least the way I make films, is trust. That's been true of everyone from James Carville and George Stephanopoulos to the kids in 'American High' to the soldiers in 'Military Diaries' to Anna Wintour to Dick Cheney.
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In 1921, Harry Houdini started his own film company called - wait for it - the Houdini Picture Corporation.
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When people are nervous, some people move around. Some people scratch their leg.
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The difficult part was to tell the world that I was finishing.
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I eat fish, three times a week meat, and if not yogurt, something like this and it rarely continues.
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I think it's good to have pressure on yourself. The worst crime is to get kind of really complacent.
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No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.
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If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything. And that's what this Olympic medal represents.
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I think in the past I think I probably was a little too diverse, probably went from one spectrum to the complete opposite and confusing people.
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For instance, one big issue in hip hop is the gay thing. It's 2013, and it's a shame that, to this day, that topic still gets people all excited. It's crazy. And it makes me upset that this topic even matters when it comes to hip hop, because it makes it seem like everybody in hip hop is small-minded or stupid - and that's not the case.
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I have this dream that the first responders to 911 calls will not be law enforcement personnel but robots. Robots can put eyes and ears on the scene much faster than you can with policemen or women.
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Growing up I watched examples of how not to treat people. I knew when I got into certain positions that I wasn't going to talk to people the way that they did. My mindset is, if you want to see the true character of a person watch how they treat those who can't do anything for them.
