Laurence Fishburne Quotes
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We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence, but imagining the sound.
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You cannot get PTSD from reading a book or from hearing a story, even repeated stories over and over.
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I don't want to talk about negative, dark things. The only thing I've got against stuff like Marilyn Manson is, they make unbelievable videos and unbelievable images.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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In my own life, I believe it was an early education in poetical metaphor that helped me to grapple with and make sense of all the difficult and traumatic things that were to come.
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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.
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I am never satisfied with myself and that is what keeps me going - I have no post-satisfaction.
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No one really knows who I am or where I came from in America, and there's something quite nice about that.
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Even the most embarrassing mishap can be spun into comedic gold.
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Watching 'Girls' has just given me renewed courage.
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Well, an actor is an actor is actor, to paraphrase someone or other and the opportunity to work, to have a steady engagement, certainly seemed like an appealing concept to me.
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Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can receive your orders without being humiliated.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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Change is the one thing we can be sure of.
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Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.
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I wasn't in school often enough to really belong to a 'clique,' but my friends all studied hard and got pretty good grades. They were good people with self-respect. I still like to be friends with people I admire something about; I really believe that we become like the people we're surrounded by, so I choose my friends carefully!
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It's interesting: in the late '80s, there was this really random mix of new wave, industrial, and these early house records. And a lot of it was coming out of Chicago because of Wax Trax! So I always visited Wax Trax Records.
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Rather than fretting about IQ scores, voters should try to determine what candidates read - other than the Bible, which they all say they read - and the kind of people with whom they spend their time.
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Honestly, if I was looking at myself and I cheated, then I'd just think, 'Wow, how disappointing, I actually thought you were better than that.' It's about me and about the kind of man I want to be.
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I'm not playing for other musicians. We're trying to reach the guy who works all day and wants to spend a buck at night. We'll keep him happy.
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As people do better, they start voting like Republicans - unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing.
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Hillary Clinton understands that we have to invest in education and jobs for our young people, not more jails or incarceration.
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Lack of persistence is one of the major causes of failure. Moreover, experience with thousands of people has proved that lack of persistence is a weakness common to the majority of men. It is a weakness which may be overcome with effort.
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A smart black guy is confronting for most people. But that's on them, not on me.
