T.I. (Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.) Quotes
I think, in comedy, timing is everything. You and I could tell the same joke, but if one of our timing is off, it won't be as funny. You've gotta know when to deliver your punch-lines.
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I tweeted once, and I still stick to this, that I would love to marry a Croatian girl. I want my children to speak Croatian first, and for them to do that, we need someone who speaks very good Croatian.
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It isn't hard to find injustice around us, but we must not let injustice smear the good deeds that do occur everyday.
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It is only since linguistics has become more aware of its object of study, i.e. perceives the whole extent of it, that it is evident that this science can make a contribution to a range of studies that will be of interest to almost anyone.
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Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
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I have a blog in Chinese, which you can follow, Chinese signs. But I don't even update at all, often I don't.
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You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by the colonial powers of Europe having complete control over Africa, they projected Africa always in a negative light - jungles, savages, cannibals, nothing civilized.
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I feel like you are doing better for the world if you're honoring you because everything is getting the authentic you.
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Guys play basketball and get hurt, and that's probably the easiest sport on the planet. We're actually fighting every day. We're wrestling; we're grappling.
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I like to have something to base a role on.
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I believe that my parents did wonderful things for us.
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We hear of the wealth of nations, of the powers of production, of the demand and supply of markets, and we forget that these words mean no more, if they mean any thing, then the happiness, and the labor, and the necessities of men.
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As human beings, we all have reasons for our behavior. There may be people who have certain physiological issues that dictate why they make certain choices. On the whole, though, I think we're dictated by our structure, our past, our environment, our culture. So once you understand the patterns that shape a person, how can you not find sympathy?
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When my children say, 'In the future, Mummy, will things get better or worse for humanity?' I say: 'Who knows, since Amy Winehouse died. It's all in the air now. Eat your broccoli.'
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Most people don't really understand what it takes to get a film made, and the struggles .I think anyone who makes a film goes through their own set of struggles.
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I had to figure out how to bring the world into my work.
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If it was all about me, I'd do a whole lot of pop records, make a whole lot of money, just rake in the dough. But it's never been all about me. It's all about being a voice for the voiceless. People who can't speak for themselves, who don't have a mic, don't have a say.
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I have always wanted a bunny and I'll always have a rabbit the rest of my life.
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My father was a good man, but he was a con man. He was a wanderer, nomadic.
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If you're secure in yourself, and even if you're not secure in yourself, you don't need to bully.
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For investor confidence, it is important that there is certainty about the future of Ireland in E.U.
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When you see something that is technically sweet you go ahead and do it.
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I think, in comedy, timing is everything. You and I could tell the same joke, but if one of our timing is off, it won't be as funny. You've gotta know when to deliver your punch-lines.
