Harry Belafonte Quotes
If you believe in justice, if you believe in democracy, if you believe in people's rights, if you believe in the harmony of all humankind - then you have no choice but to back Fidel Castro as long as it takes!
Quotes to Explore
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Middle school was probably my hardest time. I was trying to fit in for so long, until about junior year of high school when I realized that trying to fit into this one image of perfection was never going to make me happy.
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Let us democratise knowledge. Let us universalise justice. Together, let us globalise compassion!
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Since I started acting, I've always been aware of the sort of 'beastly entity' that is America and Hollywood, and semi-consciously, I devised a kind of route in - I'd seen a lot of people try and fail.
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We all agree that we've got to bring these terrorists to justice and to make sure that they're never allowed to perpetrate such an evil act as they did. And so all of us are dealing with that. We know that the President has the authority to go to war under the War Powers Act.
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The building of America has had its fair share of mistakes, but it's a constitution that's the jewel of democracy, the envy of many, and it's the most generous nation in the world.
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Filming is quite exciting because every day is different, but it can involve long hours standing around in chilly locations. Theatre is a very different challenge because every night you're striving to keep it fresh, even though you might have been performing the same play for months.
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That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.
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In New York you can just walk out and be among people. You're on the subway among people, you go to cafes, you can talk to people.
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I know how ridiculous this sounds because of the job I do but I don't believe in romanticism and make-believe.
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Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.
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It's surreal to think that I own this beautiful island. It doesn't feel like anyone can own Lanai. What it feels like to me is this really cool 21st-century engineering project, where I get to work with the people of Lanai to create a prosperous and sustainable Eden in the Pacific.
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Traditionally with debut albums, labels insist on a face, so people know who you are.
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I sometimes joke, Paula, even paranoid people have enemies.
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It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.
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I don't know who said that novelists read the novels of others only to figure out how they are written. I believe it's true. We aren't satisfied with the secrets exposed on the surface of the page: we turn the book around to find the seams.
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That's where the good ideas come from: the people, not the boardroom. But you have to be willing to put in the legwork.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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People going into the cities for the opportunities and the towns are getting older, no young people.
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In general, I don't like L.A. all that much, but it has wonderful parts.
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The jaws' hooked clamp and fangsNot to be changed at this date;A life subdued to its instrument.
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I know that I am what I am. But I am not sure what I am.
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All that running around in my underwear put money in my pockets. I can focus on working in interesting movies without having to worry about supporting myself.
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You don't become a saint until you lead a good life whether in Tibet or Italy or America.
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If you believe in justice, if you believe in democracy, if you believe in people's rights, if you believe in the harmony of all humankind - then you have no choice but to back Fidel Castro as long as it takes!
