Laurence Fishburne Quotes
If you like rock and roll, if you like rhythm and blues, if you like jazz, if you like hip-hop, you might be black-ish.
Quotes to Explore
-
But what you realise after you've been in the business for a while is that people develop opinions about you that don't have anything to do with your music, they like or dislike you for a million reasons, they like or dislike you for your last record.
-
This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought.
-
I think I would encourage leaders to start working with communities in order to inoculate angry, young teenagers.
-
In 1949 - my father stayed on in Shanghai after the war. But in 1949, the Communists took over the whole of China, and in fact, my father was caught by the Communists in Shanghai. And he was there for about a year until he was finally able to get out.
-
It's nice not to be too boring.
-
The darkness of clubs makes me feel much more secure, and you can hide behind smoke and lights.
-
A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
-
You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
-
Devotion, as it relates to the title of my memoir, means fidelity - as in fidelity to a person or a practice. I think it's certainly possible to feel devotion without having faith, at least in the religious sense of the word.
-
I remember fear and I remember the potential of nuclear war.
-
Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world?
-
Christianity is a battle not a dream.
-
In 1921, Harry Houdini started his own film company called - wait for it - the Houdini Picture Corporation.
-
You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.
-
I am all in favor of growing the American economy and engaging in trade with the world, but not at the expense of American workers. The North American Free Trade Agreement is a perfect example of this. Ask the textile workers of North Carolina how NAFTA worked out for them - if you can find any.
-
Frances Conroy - brilliant, brilliant actress.
-
According to the situation, your role changes in one-day cricket, especially in a phase like the Powerplay. If I bowl four spells, four times I will be playing a different role. If I come in the first Powerplay, and say the opposition are 70 for no loss after 10 overs, I will be looking to take a wicket.
-
One Hundred Year Starship really is about the idea that is we pursue an extraordinary tomorrow; we'll build a better world today.
-
Chefs get sucked into the trap of 'fine dining' because some guides make it central to their ratings system and because some customers have been trained to focus their expectations on the trappings and not on the food. It's all a gigantic waste of energy.
-
I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America.
-
Singing rock n' roll - they called it singing for the devil. But we all wanted an opportunity to compete in the music industry, and that was the opportunity.
-
Some of the best rock shows I ever saw were those appealing to all your senses.
-
It's a sense in Minnesota that we need to get back to common sense. We need to get back to taking sensible looks at positions and understanding the proper role of government.
-
If you like rock and roll, if you like rhythm and blues, if you like jazz, if you like hip-hop, you might be black-ish.
