Mahershala Ali Quotes
I'd never been around or seen a black showrunner, and in some ways you wish that it wasn't a big deal.
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The first job I ever had was at a pool-liner-manufacturing plant. Minimum wage was $4.25, and that's what I was making. It was this huge, hot, un-air-conditioned factory staffed with all women and me. This is in Georgia, during the summertime, so it was pretty ridiculous.
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I pledged to become the world's greatest expert in a field I knew nothing about.
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I am only a dog lover, and I have a nice fawn-colored one at home.
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I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
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When I first put out music, people didn't know what I looked like. They called it a new type of something; they couldn't put a genre on it - it was where indie and urban kind of meet in the middle. I thought that was quite exciting.
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When I first started in Malaysia, having a Muslim Malay girl singing and holding a guitar was new to everyone. Even Muslims there had issues with it; they found it weird.
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Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.
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I'm just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it's very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
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It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of kings? Yes.
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I think from a very young age I always have this desire to perform.
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Not raising the debt ceiling is not an automatic trigger for a default.
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I love to write.
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The situation is quite serious - groundwater is important source for water use, including drinking water, and if it gets contaminated, it's very costly and difficult to clean.
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Christ imparts the capacity of conquest to our lives every single day that we are willing to believe Him.
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Tonight we send a message to our party that here in Illinois, there will be a new generation of Republican leaders and we will fight to provide a better tomorrow for future generations. We've made clear the status quo is no longer acceptable.
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My movies are, more or less, very short. I'm terrified of boring an audience.
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I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf.
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I don't care about how much other actors get.
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Tonight we send a message to our party that here in Illinois, there will be a new generation of Republican leaders and we will fight to provide a better tomorrow for future generations. We've made clear the status quo is no longer acceptable.
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The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure as hell don't miss batting against him, but I miss him in the game.
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Both 'Oz' and 'Homicide,' they're critically admired, so it's not like they're really neglected, but I wish they'd found bigger audiences.
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Personal style is not something that is just in the air. It is something you have and that you apply to yourself.
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I'd never been around or seen a black showrunner, and in some ways you wish that it wasn't a big deal.