Mahershala Ali Quotes
Social media has colonized what was once a sacred space occupied by emptiness: the space reserved for thought and creativity.
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I believed I was invincible.
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The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight.
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Everyone can do a character the way they want to do it, unless the director tells them not to, which isn't very common. I like to do my characters, if it's not specific in the script, as myself.
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My husband and I click wedding rings sometimes and say, 'By the power of the Castle of Greyskull!'
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Other families who are poor do what they can to get out of it. My mother did not. She did not utilise her resources. She had a degree. There was something she could have done, but she actively, purposely refused that so we could have this absolutely authentic experience of the worst of capitalism: 'See? Look how bad capitalism is.'
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As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer.
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Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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There are so few movies that still cast on chemistry. Now it's often, like, this person's movies make this amount of money, and this person's movie makes that amount of money, so let's put them together.
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Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
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I've been a fan of Burberry for a very long time and they've been so supportive of me for many years.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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When the news is good, the BBC view is: 'Get the government out of the picture quickly, don't allow them to say anything about it.' When the news is bad: 'Let's all dump on the government.'
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I made a very slatternly mother, notably unkeen on housework, unaware that homes need to be cleaned now and then, and too often to be found with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other.
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I went into acting as psychotherapy, and it's still a work in progress.
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People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objectives of their life.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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If it's just politics that's running music, f - k that. I'm out of here! I can't think of anything more boring.
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The plus size movement is not just about fashion; it's about body image, and if we're doing a shoot, they won't retouch us at all. That's the cool thing: there's no retouching at all because we want to give girls the truth, not a fabrication.
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The temple is a place of holiness. It is the most sacred and holy place on earth and should be treated with the greatest degree of reverence and respect.
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Our goal is to really have young women of color embrace the tech marketplace and the tech innovation space as both leaders and creators.
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Social media has colonized what was once a sacred space occupied by emptiness: the space reserved for thought and creativity.
