Mahershala Ali Quotes
You want entertainment in general, every aspect of it, to be more of a reflection of the diverse world that we live in.
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To grow up knowing you're loved is astounding. It's a huge gift to a child.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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We need to think of chronic disease, hypertension, cancer, like H1N1. In fact, there's an epidemic of chronic disease.
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I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing.
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I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.
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I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I'd like to be.
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No, it's a Bb. It looks wrong and it sounds wrong, but it's right.
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Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
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At school I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking. But the girls on TV looked similar to me. I would say to my mum, 'The girls at school are teasing me, but I look like those girls on TV.'
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I feel the audience are friends that have come to see us. That was always how we look on it in the Carter Family. I've never suffered stage fright.
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When I think of the most beautiful women, they're not supermodels.
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To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we 'know' that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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Well, my first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
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When my husband is away and I'm by myself, my neighbours will insist I eat with them every single night because they see it as unhealthy to eat by yourself.
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Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century.
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I don't often know exactly what's coming next, and that makes it more fun. And you know, for me, this entire genre is all about that; it's all about having fun and getting away from the mundane world for just a little while.
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Indian weddings are elaborate. As a culture, we like to celebrate everything... Our weddings go on for sometimes a week, 10 days.
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None of our family businesses were focused on technology. It was '93 when I came out of law school, and the Internet was taking hold. So I started New World Ventures.
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You want entertainment in general, every aspect of it, to be more of a reflection of the diverse world that we live in.
