Mahershala Ali Quotes
A lot of actors know they want to be actors a little bit earlier on. I didn't even really start studying until I was about 22.
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I learned so much in Zimbabwe, in particular about the need for humility in our ambition to extend mental health care in countries where there were very few psychiatrists and where the local culture harboured very different views about mental illness and healing. These experiences have profoundly influenced my thinking.
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I love Nelly. He's such a great performer. He's so hyper and so am I.
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I've always been a massive fan of John Mayer. I think he's very talented.
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Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot of time there when I was going to college at Drake, so it's usually my one 'go-to' food stop when I'm in town.
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The love story for me was the nature of the love and not the age of the lovers.
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We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.
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Feminism was about making women's lives less constrained and giving them more choices.
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It was total naivety that got me to Hollywood. I thought it was going to happen straight away. I told myself 'give it 5 years, there's no way I'll be here after that if it doesn't happen'. Cut to ten years later!
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I'm not a good guitar player.
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A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the last minute she hopes your conscience will get the better of you and you will settle down again.
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But once the ants and termites jumped the high barrier that prevents the vast variety of evolving animal groups from becoming fully social, they dominated the world.
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I haven't only been offered Hasidic roles.
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I don't want to make games for 12-year-olds. I have no interest in that. I haven't been 12 in a long time.
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Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of thousands whom Christ has been crucifying in a quiet way ever since.
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Things are not quite what they seem always. Don't start me on class, otherwise you'll get a four-hour lecture.
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Twitter means all my friends are in my computer. All my ideas are in my computer. I can do whatever I want in there; I'm kind of... bionic.
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On Quora, you're not answering questions because you want to get points or because you have nothing else to do.
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Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
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God gives me the children's ministry heart and patience. This is what He wants. It's awesome. I don't know where He's gonna take it - but God is building this thing.
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A lot of actors know they want to be actors a little bit earlier on. I didn't even really start studying until I was about 22.
