Mahershala Ali Quotes
I watch a lot of home stuff; I like seeing things go from one thing to another and get fixed up.

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The return to normality is a defeat for the terrorists.
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I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
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We are paying the price for living longer, collecting degenerative diseases along the way. Cancer is only one. Others are heart and brain diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinsons.
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I don't think I'm anti-Israeli.
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On average, our corps members stay in the classroom for eight years. But again, given the systemic nature of educational inequity, we know it is vital that some of our alumni take their experience outside the classroom.
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You've got to take the bitter with the sour.
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Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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The best of us must sometimes eat our words.
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If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.
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I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role.
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From a spectator point of view, Test cricket is not important; people hardly watch Test cricket. But as a player, Tests are the real thing. You have to concentrate for five days. It's a lot of time, and not easy to do it day in and day out. If people have played 70-100 Tests, it's a lot of cricket, a lot of concentration and dedication.
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I've lived my life the way I wanted to, whether scaling the mountains, partying long into the night or having fun playing soccer.
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All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.
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My dad moved to London in his early 20s and didn't really go back. So the irony is I've spent lots and lots of time in Ireland, but not with my dad. I've shot films in Belfast, where he's from. And I've shot in Dun Laoghaire. Which is great. And I've shot in Dublin.
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Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest.
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I have had the irreplaceable opportunity of learning my profession with the proper tools, the most important of which is not a pencil or a typewriter, but the necessary time to think before using them.
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When you're in theater, you inevitably wind up working in restaurants. I made pastry.
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There is one thing that gets you out of bed in the morning, and that is discipline. Because your dreams and your goals are not there waking up for you in the morning.
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I've got the public. I don't care about the critics. I did at one time. I don't any more. I did when I needed compliments. But if you get a lot of compliments, you don't need a critic to tell you, 'This should be done another way.'
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In that portion of time where my parents were together, I got to see great love, great loyalty, and teamwork.
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I watch a lot of home stuff; I like seeing things go from one thing to another and get fixed up.