Boots Riley (Raymond Lawrence Riley) Quotes
I wanted to be part of changing the world. I don't want to just stand by and watch it be however it is.
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I had to deal with being somewhat of an outcast because it's not socially acceptable to be a struggling musician. There have been times where I've felt sorry for the person I was dating. I felt she deserved better.
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Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.
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Far from being the basis of the good society, the family, with its narrow privacy and tawdry secrets, is the source of all our discontents.
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I grew up in an all-female family - two sisters and a mostly single mother - and we often bonded, in part, by disparaging men and feeling superior to them.
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You might expect that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists would be there and they are.
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When we started out in '64, um, I was playing Number One, which was a woman second in command of a star ship.
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With women empowerment and women coming together, it's not about being better than the guys or whatever. It's just about collaboration; it's about being equal people and having more of a highlight on women's athletics and just women being equal in every aspect.
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I didn't think I'd be around 30 years later.
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The best rappers I know are, like, air-conditioner men.
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I don't worry about numbers. I worry about wins. You can see all the years that my numbers went down and how many championships I've got. That's what I worry about.
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I'd like to win an Oscar.
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I felt like people only knew me as a singer who dated pretty girls.
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Do not wave stick when trying to catch dog.
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You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.
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Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.
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I am very patriotic and grew up in a house with football fans.
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Image is everything, and the voice or the idea or the song is hardly anything at all. Half the time the person isn't even doing the singing. I'm a bit cynical about this [music] business.
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The science of life is changing hearts and minds.
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I can say without hesitation that there is certainly no greater show to be a contestant on than 'Price' - the prizes can be huge, and the whole world loves and watches the show. It's an American institution!
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The Weizmann Institute showed me respect and didn't require many administrative tasks, so I was quite independent. I did what I wanted.
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Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds.
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I wanted to be part of changing the world. I don't want to just stand by and watch it be however it is.
