William McKeen Quotes
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African-Americans are not a monolithic group. So, we tend to talk about the black community, the black culture, the African-American television viewing audience, but there are just as many facets of us as there are other cultures.
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They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
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I wanted to make Canadian films, and I ended up making American films.
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The dream of empire died when Shanghai surrendered without a fight. Even at the age of 11 or 12, I knew that no amount of patriotic newsreels would put the Union Jack jigsaw together again. From then on, I was slightly suspicious of all British adults.
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I'm an American first, and I think that's how most people are.
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Affirmative action based on quotas is wrong - wrong because it is antithetical to the genius of the American idea: individual liberty.
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That's the premise of the Saudi Arabians. He's holding the president's hand with one. In the other hand, he's got his hand in the pocket of American consumers.
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In 'Roma,' I wanted to get across the idea that underneath Rome today is ancient Rome. So close. I am always conscious of that, and it thrills me. Imagine being in a traffic jam at the Coliseum! Rome is the most wonderful movie set in the world... As was the case with many of my film ideas, it was inspired by a dream.
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Nothing happens unless first we dream.
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Just as we send young American Jews to Israel through the Birthright program, we need to also consider a 'reverse Birthright' for Israeli kids to come see America.
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The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it.
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To win a gold medal at Olympic Games has long been my dream ever since I started my career as a table tennis player.
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We seek the right to play our part in advancing the cause of national defense and national unity. But certainly, there can be no true national unity where one-tenth of the population is denied their basic rights as American citizens.
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What would happen is that people like Geroge and Alyx would grow old and die chasing a dream. Although there were probably worse things to do with one’s life.
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The more I have studied Lincoln, the more I have followed his thought processes, the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better than any other American president.
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My dream was always to have an experience where an audience member would turn to another audience member, a stranger, and be like, 'What did we just go through?' And, like, kind of begin to talk.
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One of my dream collaborations is to work with Sade. I would love to work with Andre 3000, Miguel.
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To this day, when I say that I went to the American Academy, people are very impressed. The reputation of the school has always been fantastic.
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Habitual intoxication is the epitome of every crime.
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It's my experience that the fluidity of sexuality with younger people is more accepted.
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A hot air balloon requires a great deal of fuel to keep it aloft, so that you can't fly it even for one day. A gas balloon, which usually uses helium, has the problem that the helium cools at night when the sun is not on it, and you have to throw ballast overboard to keep it from going to the surface.
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This whole tribal loyalty seems to have gone.
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I want to make something that's respectful and respected. And I think you can make something for women that is respected on television.
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Perhaps the heart of the American Dream was found in the search.
