David Lammy Quotes
I hope we get a real diversity in perspectives from the good, the bad and the ugly. I love living in London so I hope there are submissions that celebrate the City while also showing that there are many challenges we need to face together.
Quotes to Explore
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No one can occupy your generosity except you. Who can occupy your patience when impatience roars through you? Who except you can choose not to act with judgment when all of your thoughts are judgmental? Your life is yours to live, no matter how you choose to live it. When you do not think about how you intend to live it, it lives you.
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I don't keep people around me that aren't family. You don't get to stay. Unless you're eating at the table with us, you're not part. We eat together, we cry together, we live together, we die together. Everything that we do is for each other, and we care for another.
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There are films like 'Interstellar' where you cannot replicate the experience of seeing it in IMAX - it's an amazing film presented in a spectacular way. It really is an experience, like going to Disneyland, and you can't replicate that by watching home videos of going to Disneyland.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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Where love is, there God is also.
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I'm not trying to set the world on fire; I just want to make really beautiful clothes that women want to wear, can afford, and can really see themselves in.
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I'm not that moody. I don't have big ups and downs.
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If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors.
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You can be powerful without being loud and aggressive.
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I've played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.
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I was one of the worst attorneys. I didn't enjoy law.
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Our best hits are real-estate stories, going back to our first, JoJo in 1991.
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At 16, I would wear clothes that hid my body; now I've found clothes that fit me rather than cover me. I'm not skinny, but I'm healthy, and you have to embrace what you've been given.
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I believe Nebraskans appreciate the fiscal discipline I've brought to state government, balancing the budget without raising taxes and prioritizing education funding.
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And I coached against Mike when he was an assistant with the Bears and they won that football game.
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I like challenging people. I love pop music that can just throw you off.
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When you really believe in God, it gives you a courage, a confidence that enables you to meet the things coming.
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I was born in Singapore, and I lived there until I was 12. I had a very fortunate upbringing.
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I like stripper shoes. I like being tall because I'm claustrophobic.
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Denzel Washington is a person I will always emulate. I emulate him because he focuses on real life. Because of that he has made me a better person.
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If only Africa had more mosquito nets then every year we could save millions of mosquitoes from dying needlessly of aids.
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When I was younger, I was hopefully going to do animation and special effects.
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I try never to get too high when things are going well. I try never to get too low when things are going poorly. I try to keep an even keel.
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I hope we get a real diversity in perspectives from the good, the bad and the ugly. I love living in London so I hope there are submissions that celebrate the City while also showing that there are many challenges we need to face together.
