Laurence Fishburne Quotes

I think I've certainly learned a lot of lessons in humility and continue to work on that part of myself.

Laurence Fishburne

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• So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!

  

  Calista Flockhart
  • People
  • Time
  • Business

• I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.

  

  Randeep Hooda
  • Great
  • Today
  • Learning

• Even in this globalised world, London is still the standard for our times. The city has embraced the world's diversity and represents the finest in human achievements.

  

  Narendra Modi
  • World
  • City
  • Diversity

• Usually it is uses of words, not words in themselves, that are properly called vague.

  

  J. L. Austin
  • Words
  • Vague
  • Properly

• Somebody once told me I shouldn't try to change Hollywood. That isn't my point at all. I don't want Hollywood to change me.

  

  Wayne Rogers
  • Want
  • Change
  • Me

• Modern surgery has been like a miracle to those who thought the pain was going to go on forever.

  

  Maeve Binchy
  • Pain
  • Forever
  • Thought

• I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.

  

  Patricia Clarkson
  • Friends
  • Best
  • Writers

• The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.

  

  T. Boone Pickens
  • People
  • Truth
  • American

• Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new.

  

  Sammy Hagar Van Halen
  • Chance
  • Year
  • Birthday

• I've come a long way since 2007 when I kind of launched my golf career.

  

  Zach Johnson The Fray
  • Long
  • Career
  • Golf

• You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.

  

  Ram Kapoor
  • Great
  • Important
  • Fun

• I live with my mum and my nan. I think I will leave eventually, but not at the moment when they look after me so well. If you came to my house, they'd make you eat something.

  

  Katarina Johnson-Thompson
  • Live
  • Think
  • House

• There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.

  

  Ted Koppel
  • Great
  • New
  • New York

• I can't be disappointed with my first gold in a senior championship, and to score 5000 points, which only one other woman, the world record holder, has got over, I am satisfied.

  

  Katarina Johnson-Thompson
  • World
  • Woman
  • Gold

• Clinton has played a major role in giving companies like Cipla credibility, for which I will always be grateful.

  

  Yusuf Hamied
  • Giving
  • Always
  • Grateful

• If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.

  

  A. R. Rahman
  • Work
  • Culture
  • Respect

• My father never forced me, but chemistry was my best subject.

  

  Yusuf Hamied
  • Father
  • Best
  • Chemistry

• As far as acting goes, you get to a certain point where, I think, everyone can do the job, and it comes down to a level of commitment. I think sometimes all you have to do is show up.

  

  Katee Sackhoff
  • Up
  • Job
  • Acting

• I'm trying to set a good example. I don't need to take a high salary, which would impede the success of Morningstar.

  

  Joe Mansueto
  • Good
  • Trying
  • High

• At the art college in Edinburgh someone arranged for some London groups to come up and play. I was in a supporting band, with Bernie Green I think. Derek Bailey was one of the visiting musicians. He seemed to like my playing and asked me to come down to London.

  

  Jamie Muir
  • Up
  • Art
  • College

• The best way to minimize disagreement is to make sure that all the stakeholders are in the room.

  

  Cheryl Yeoh

• In general, for me, a big thing in my life has been just sort of learning what true self-esteem is and what true positive self-image is. And being a dancer, and growing up in that world, you're so focused on yourself, and you're so focused on achieving goals, on finding perfection, and working on your craft.

  

  Jenna Dewan
  • Life
  • Up
  • World

• If there is a State, there must be domination of one class by another and, as a result, slavery; the State without slavery is unthinkable - and this is why we are the enemies of the State.

  

  Mikhail Bakunin
  • Enemy
  • Slavery
  • Results

• I think I've certainly learned a lot of lessons in humility and continue to work on that part of myself.

  

  Laurence Fishburne
  • Work
  • Humility