Patrice O'Neal Quotes
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My function is, as objectively and accurately as I can, to present reality to people out there, and doing that as quickly as we do is quite difficult enough, thank you.
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It's not possible to be perfect - you can always do something better. I'm never proud of what I've done. Sometimes, I'm not ashamed.
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In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
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It just seems like the most fun thing in the world. I've never met people who have kids who haven't looked me in the eye and been like, 'It's the greatest thing that's ever happened.'
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Since we can't count on the meat, egg, and dairy industries to protect animals from the most egregious forms of cruelty, what can we, as consumers, do? Opting out of paying someone to allow animals to die in a barn fire or at the slaughterhouse seems pretty reasonable.
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The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
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I am not some goddess that dropped down from the sky to sing pop music; I am not some extra-incredible human person that needs to be told how wonderful they are all day and kissed.
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And my mouth is not a sewer, although some people may think it is.
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We are not a TV station that only concentrate on those who are always under light. We are not a TV station for celebrities and for grand politicians and superstars. We are a TV station for the ordinary person. The normal people, ordinary people in the Arab world sees Al Jazeera as their voice.
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No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going.
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With a popular show, you know that there's expectations there, so that's a little nerve-wracking when you're new and you're just trying to find your legs on something, but it's exciting, too, because that's what we work so hard for.
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Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.
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The two sensibilities, the visual and the verbal, have always been linked for me - in fact, while reading a particularly evocative passage, I will imagine what the photograph I'd take of that scene would look like, even with burning and dodging notes. Maybe everyone does this.
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On stage, you can use your emotions. It's the place where you can channel them. They have a purpose.
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There's depth in my comedy.
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It is possible in this world to be pretty and funny and successful all at the same time.
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Beijing was a huge slap in the face, and it forced me to look at myself. I have to realise that this is my life.
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Sir Rodin convinced my parents to have me committed; they are all in Paris to arrange it.
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I don't prepare for wearing a bikini; I always have a bit of a tummy.
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My dad's era believed that there was something noble in being a good guy - the kind of guy that lived straight and narrow, told the truth, and stood up for what he believed was right.
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In my profession, I'm around a lot of people whose bodies are their instruments in one way or another.
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A beautiful 35-year old ain't as good-looking as an ugly 19-year old.
