Laurence Fishburne Quotes
In order to be the best version of yourself, you have to dedicate time, effort, and support to other people who need it.
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I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.
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I debated free trade in college. I came out as a free trader. I'm a free markets guy. I'm an Adam Smith guy.
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Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.
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I learned at an early age that I was given something special when I was born, and that was the gift of music.
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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The politics of the Cape Town Metro, which allows an executive Mayoral committee to make secret decisions which affect you, behind closed doors, is wrong!
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My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez, was by far my biggest influence and inspiration - and toughest critic.
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I just started making Bloody Marys. I always thought they looked gross, then I tasted one. There's an art to it, from the Tabasco to the Worcestershire.
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I've been with some of the most quote-unquote beautiful women in the world. But they're so ugly on the inside.
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I had an excellent math and physics teacher in high school named T.C. Patel, and in the university, I had truly dedicated professors in both physics and mathematics who gave me a sound foundation with which to pursue graduate studies.
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Life is like an analogy.
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You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
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I have such difficulty calming down - my stomach, my head, reality, everything. That is the reason I live in Faro.
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The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.
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If a man is pictured chopping off a woman's breast, it only gets a R rating, but if, God forbid, a man is pictured kissing a woman's breast, it gets an X rating. Why is violence more acceptable than tenderness?
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I like my hands. They do most of the talking.
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God intended Earth. God intended the waters. God intended you and me. We were created in the image and the likeness of God; we are holograms, if you will. So the power, the presence, the energy is within you and me. The energy of God, as life, is within each of us.
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A lot of people don't know the USOC is not government funded and they are always looking for support from sponsors.
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I had no shortage of wild times in my youth.
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When I was 14, I thought I looked terrible. I wore these typical Slavic shoes with metal bottoms so you could always hear me coming and this really ugly princess skirt and blouse with the top button closed. I had a boy haircut, a baby face covered with pimples, and a really big nose.
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Old age is when the liver spots show through your gloves.
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In order to be the best version of yourself, you have to dedicate time, effort, and support to other people who need it.
