Boots Riley (Raymond Lawrence Riley) Quotes

A lot of people heard about gin and juice for the first time from Snoop Dogg, but it was nothing new in rap music, and it was nothing new in the black community.

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• We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.

  

  Zig Ziglar
  • You
  • Understand
  • Discipline

• You mustn't upstage the bride.

  

  Ian Mckellen
  • You
  • Bride

• You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think.

  

  J. J. Abrams
  • Think
  • You
  • Going

• I'm from Port Arthur, Texas! Little guy! Little character guy from one of the saddest oil-refinery towns in America. And here I was driving over to Beverly Hills, to 20th Century Fox, to be on 'M*A*S*H!'

  

  G. W. Bailey
  • Character
  • America
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• The history of our country is not the history of any other country in the world which is either practicing advanced democracy or struggling to lay the foundation for democracy.

  

  Ibrahim Babangida
  • World
  • Country
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• You can almost taste the pressure now.

  

  Vin Scully
  • You
  • Pressure
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• I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.

  

  Idris Elba
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• One of my first favorite records was the debut Garbage album, which I heard when I was very young. Shirley Manson is a great female vocalist and performer and I admire her for that.

  

  Taylor Momsen
  • Great
  • Young
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• In metros, girls are very independent, conscious and aware. But in the interiors of our country, where education is not given importance, they continue to be oppressed. But it is important for every woman to acknowledge what she wants from herself rather than going for what people expect from her.

  

  Kangana Ranaut
  • People
  • Important
  • Country

• It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.

  

  Barry Mann
  • Nature
  • Amazing
  • Positive

• I've been reading titles from IDW for probably as long as they've been in existence. 'Ninja Turtles' is one of my all-time favorite properties ever. I also love, love, love 'Locke & Key.' I also love some of the things they do with pre-existing properties like 'Transformers' and 'Ghostbusters.'

  

  Taran Killam
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• I went to Phoenix, Arizona for 'Angel Unchained,' and they'd hire the bike gang from Phoenix to be extras in the movie.

  

  Larry Bishop
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• I have a notebook that is filled to the brim with my dreams and ideas and goals and aspirations.

  

  Karlie Kloss
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• Do not allow to slip away from you freedoms the people who came before you won with such hard knocks.

  

  D. H. Lawrence
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  • Freedom
  • You

• Anybody who tells me I can't use a program because it's not open source, go suck on rms. I'm not interested. 99% of that I run tends to be open source, but that's my choice, dammit.

  

  Linus Torvalds

• We do not talk enough about spirit in business, yet it is what moves employees, customers, and shareholders alike.

  

  Andy Dunn
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• It's not easy for a film to tell a story of the experiences of an entire society. However, from an individual's perspective, it is possible to tell one aspect of an entire society's story.

  

  Jiang Wen
  • Society
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• I think that when you are a teenager, it's the smartest you will ever be in your life. Teenagers are so resilient and strong, it's just amazing.

  

  James St. James
  • Life
  • Strong
  • Amazing

• I just want people to focus on the performance.

  

  Janet McTeer
  • People
  • Focus

• I am fortunate enough to find opportunities that have a lot of presence.

  

  Aldis Hodge

• With a film, you can get into it and love it. With music, you can listen to over and over again, but with music videos, they're like this short little stab.

  

  Watkin Tudor Jones
  • Music
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  • Short

• This whole climate change and what it's doing to our environment is frightening to people.

  

  Bill Pullman
  • People
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• I think the national team is more like a traveling circus. It's hard to get that translation into the NWSL teams.

  

  Megan Rapinoe
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• A lot of people heard about gin and juice for the first time from Snoop Dogg, but it was nothing new in rap music, and it was nothing new in the black community.

  

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