Eskeerdo (Alexander Izquierdo) Quotes
That's the thing, the only "L" I take is a learn. You know what I'm saying, I never lose. That's just my mentality is just like we manifest everything in our lives and we pray and we go get what we just prayed for.
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What I know about this world is that white people will take care of themselves. And what I have learned is that if you are where they are on an equal basis, they cannot take care of themselves without taking care of you.
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After I'd produced about two dozen pen and ink drawings, one evening I decided that they needed poems to accompany them. I still have no idea where that notion came from, but it took me about two hours to produce verses for these creatures.
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I am absolutely and inherently self-destructive in that I am always making sure I'm doing what I want to do.
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Oakland kids are always the best.
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As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.
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I still wear my trousers baggy as I did in my teens. But in a different way. I've loved trainers since my youth - limited edition, vintage, whatever. You could recognise people and judge their character through their trainers. I'm a Nike man.
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I've done it all. I'm thankful and proud of what I've accomplished in my life. I hope to keep doing it.
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Everyone has a purpose in life and a unique talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals.
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Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it.
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When we say Church of All Nations, it's a vision given to me, that the church will touch all the world.
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'It Girl' is supposed to be something that only lasts a certain amount of time. They keep calling me an 'It Girl,' and at this point it makes me laugh, because I've done that so many times: 'You're it;' 'You're not it.' What is 'it?'
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My favorite thing about acting is that I can play all kinds of different people. Frankly, I don't consider myself a very interesting person, so the characters I play are usually much more fun.
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I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.
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I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit by a couple of good guides.
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People shouldn't expect the mass media to do investigative stories. That job belongs to the 'fringe' media.
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As a franchise, we don't have any different expectations than anyone else.
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Religious symbols should be visible in public space, in a dignified and non-provocative manner. Christmas trees here, Jewish menorahs there and, further along, a minaret - these symbols represent human life in all its diversity.
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Work, apart from devotion or love of God, is helpless and cannot stand alone.
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He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger... Men of superior mind busy themselves first getting at the root of things; when they succeed, the right course is open to them.
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They hear you own up, and they learn to own up.
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Men like us are good and proud and strong...if we had a faith, a God, nothing could undermine us. But we had nothing, we had to learn everything, and living for honor alone has its weaknesses.
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It's often been observed that the first casualty of war is the truth. But that's a lie, too, in its way. The reality is that, for most wars to begin, the truth has to have been sacrificed a long time in advance.
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My wish is to bring my heroes to the big screen, and many of them have already appeared in my films.
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That's the thing, the only "L" I take is a learn. You know what I'm saying, I never lose. That's just my mentality is just like we manifest everything in our lives and we pray and we go get what we just prayed for.
