Anthony Ramos (Anthony Ramos Martinez) Quotes
You answer anger with love. You answer anger with selflessness. The answer to anger is always the opposite thing of anger.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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Everything's a risk, by the way, these days. Every film you make is a risk. There's no guarantee.
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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I still love recording and still love the stage, but like my dad, I have the most fun when I am in front of that glorious orchestra or that kick-butt big band.
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What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope?
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I don't get hung up a lot on angst.
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I'm less crazy and unhappy when I'm writing.
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A revolution is interesting insofar as it avoids like the plague the plague it promised to heal.
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I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable.
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I am very outspoken, obviously, and I should say that I can't judge anyone for doing anything.
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Sometimes you want things so bad you will kind of lower your standards, and I've learned that once you do that, it's really hard to go back, to get people to respect you and respect your craft.
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Approaching people for work has not worked for me. People who came to me with work has worked.
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There are clearly many good politicians who are guided by religious belief, so the mix can work. But there's a line to be drawn. It would be hugely dangerous for a country's laws to be set by the scriptures, and particularly those of the expansionist religions.
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I think it's much harder to have a long dialogue scene than an action scene. An action scene is long, but it's not really hard. It's kind of boring, really. It looks good at the end, but to shoot it, it's not the most exciting thing.
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History should belong to all of us, and it needs to include people from different cultural backgrounds. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant to children, who could then become disenchanted with education.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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I am becoming more radical with age. I have noticed that writers, when they are old, become milder. But for me it is the opposite. Age makes me more angry.
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I never thought of myself as a singer, like ever, ever, ever. It's hysterical that I sing.
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Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.
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I am senting many books for endorsement purposes, which enables me to stay relevant in my own field, and I have people that help me decide which ones I should read and endorse.
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When you're creating a fragrance, you're always thinking about what you want that first smell to be, that first reaction. It's a sensation, like a symphony with all of those layers and notes. I love the way it changes and the way it dries down. The fun thing about scent is that it's unique to everyone; pheromones take on a new scent.
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My mother saw nothing inconsistent in her traditional desire to look after her husband and children and her radical politics. She began her civil rights work before most people had ever heard the word 'feminism,' and in those early years, she was focused on racial justice.
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You answer anger with love. You answer anger with selflessness. The answer to anger is always the opposite thing of anger.
