Mahershala Ali Quotes
People do bad things, but that doesn't mean they don't have other colors or qualities.
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Well, I think a lot of people just want to be famous.
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Occupy Wall Street means making Wall Street and the corporate power elite understand that the people affected by the binge of unregulated greed are not going away, and they are not going to give up.
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People are not wrong in observing Caste. In my view, what is wrong is their religion, which has inculcated this notion of Caste. If this is correct, then obviously the enemy, you must grapple with is not the people who observe Caste, but the Shastras which teach them this religion of Caste.
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It's always humbling, knowing where we came from. From being friends with the janitor in the bar and being friends with the waitress - because they were some of the only people that were listening when we finished playing - to this, we are able to appreciate every single person and every single piece of it, because we came from nothing to this.
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It's one thing to live my own life and know that I'm O.K. But there's another thing I want to take on, and that is letting people know that they're O.K., too.
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If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.
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AIDS is a horrible disease, and the people who catch it deserve compassion.
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When people are away from home, they do things they might not normally do.
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Americans are people who prefer the Continent to their own country, but refuse to learn its languages.
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Our dream as actors is to tell interesting stories about interesting people.
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When I'm in the U.K. – and I'm here more than people would think – I tend to keep a very low profile.
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I'm attracted to playing people who aren't necessarily straightforward.
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People have told me that I'm courageous, but I have seen greater courage.
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There'll be a special place in hell for the tape back-up people.
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I hate wasting people's time.
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I don't think I care about the hair as much as people think I do. It's just kind of there. It's not really a big deal to me. It actually drives me nuts. It's always in my face if I don't have a hat on. I might have to get rid of it.
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I enjoy encouraging and inspiring people to pursue their purpose in the arts. To help cultivate and develop their instrument.
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People listen to me, and they hear about a government they want, a government... that will cut spending, cut taxes, that will focus on private-sector job creation.
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There are two ways of knowing if something ends badly: If you're honest with yourself, you just kind of know it. And then there's other people's reaction to it.
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I have a massive hat collection, which includes many, many fedoras I haven't worn because of the stigma. I buy them thinking, 'I'm going to make people accept fedoras!' But with the way I dress, if I wore a fedora, I'd be in the camp that gives them a bad name.
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Nothing is farther than earth from heaven; nothing is nearer than heaven to earth.
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We're all terminal; none of us are getting out of this alive.
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As an actor, you don't have much choice about your appearance. It's a good excuse for looking ridiculous.
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People do bad things, but that doesn't mean they don't have other colors or qualities.
