Mahershala Ali Quotes
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I actually had a really nice guitar as a teenager. I took jazz guitar, so my mom bought me this probably $1,600 guitar. But I got really into garage rock and local bands, and I noticed they played really crappy guitars. So I thought, 'Hey, I should get a crappy guitar, too!'
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A lot of people asked me if it was frustrating not having a clear specific diagnosis, but I didn't mind, I just chose the most optimistic diagnosis.
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
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I don't really love to perform in music. Some people like it more, but it's not my thing so much, but just the writing, when you get the lyric, and the lyric just goes just the right way, or you find the right bridge that takes you to the solo, and those moments are tremendous, and it's difficult to portray.
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What you have said, Mr. President, fully satisfies me that you have given to every proposition which has been made, a kind and candid consideration. And you have now expressed the conclusion to which you have arrived, clearly and distinctly.
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Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.
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Certainly our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters need to be supported in living out their call to holiness.
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I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.
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When I watch Rumble Johnson, he's a bully. He bullies guys. He makes them go backward, and he traps them. I'm not going to allow that. If he tries to bully me, I'll stand right in front of him, and if he hits me, I'll hit him right back. And then we'll see how the bully handles it when nobody is going to run away from him.
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I don't think I can play Mr. Bachchan.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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It wasn't on my agenda, but the thing about getting important awards is it makes the adventure of your career have a little more possibility. I think just what's happened so far is already making the opportunities more interesting, even though I'm at the twilight of my career of like 48 years.
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We must fight as a race for everything that makes for a better country and a better world. We are dreaming idiots and trusting fools to do anything less.
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The more I push myself to really live and really experience things and step outside of my comfort zone, the more the songs are allowed to flow.
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The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
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A writer without a reader doesn't exist.
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I know I'm happy and can't wait to see where my career will go next. This isn't the end for any of us. I can understand why they are upset but I want them to move forward and look for the future.
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When you're growing up, you realize you've got a lot of heavy things on your shoulders.
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I take a lot of pride in being myself. I'm comfortable with who I am.
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I have learned that music helps a lot of people survive, and they want songs that can give them something - I guess you could call it hope.
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Appeasement was never a very clever policy, and it should not be our option today.
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There were a lot of smiles on a lot of faces today.
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I always hope to be a better person tomorrow than today.
