Laurence Fishburne Quotes
I think any city that does the Olympics takes on the world and has to grow and has to kind of assimilate all sorts of folks.
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Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
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This is something I've wanted to do my whole life is play baseball, and I think just the opportunity to put on a big-league uniform every day is just... you know, people dream of it, but not everybody gets to do it. I'm thankful every day I get to do it.
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I think most writers will say that at the start of each book they think, 'I'm not sure I can do this.' But eventually, you reach a magical point where the story suddenly becomes real to you, and you become totally invested in it.
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What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock.
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The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.
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I'm not the best at video games, but I play them a lot.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!
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In tight quarters, it's important to choose small-scale items.
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I am very career minded, and I think my personality is more suited to America. I am a working mother.
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Frankly speaking, it's only the script that matters to me the most. If I like the script, then I just commit to myself and go ahead with it. But I also look at the commitment and confidence of the director of the film because it's him who will shape the film.
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My most annoying habit is complaining about my aches and pains. It's the new ones that I haven't identified yet that make me nervous. According to my wife, I complain way too much. I may be a borderline hypochondriac, or you could say I am fascinated by the body - at least by mine.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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But my patriotism goes for something beyond what we have. We don't have something that I want to die for - anymore.
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I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.
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Hollywood so often likes to make movies that are just about itself. I felt there were a lot of stories that were yet to be told in the middle of the country, and I wanted to capture some of that beauty.
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First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.
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French men can be very tough too, you know... Real bad boys move in silence, as we know, so you don't have to be loud and muscular to be scary, actually.
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Hard fouls are a part of playoff basketball, and I think that's how basketball should be. I don't take those fouls personally.
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Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.
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Even if we act immediately, the world is doomed to lose many of its animal and plant species and this inturn will reduce the ability of ecosystems to deliver vital services to human populations. The Red List gives all of us a practical tool for raising awareness of the biodiversity crisis and for forging new partnerships within the international community.
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I wonder if there was anything I would have done differently. I hope I would have done everything differently, except I know everything would have turned out the same. That's the meaning of fate.
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Anything good that we do is because of God. Whenever we get our eyes off of Him we crash and burn.
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I think any city that does the Olympics takes on the world and has to grow and has to kind of assimilate all sorts of folks.
