Alek Wek Quotes
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At 21 years old, I could produce 400 people like that.
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The C student starts a restaurant. The A student writes restaurant reviews.
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War is death. If we are to engage in war, then we should have to stare it straight in the face and call it by its rightful name.
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I thought I had to write literature and add my name to the list of great Southern storytellers. Fortunately for me, no one wanted to read any of those stories. They got rejected by everyone. Sometimes, I would get a note saying they liked the writing, but the story simply didn't work.
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You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it's a fact, and you can make a profound difference in people's lives without having a title in front of your name.
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Music was your real passion, this thing you held dear even above family. It was this relationship that never betrayed you. Once it became your job - this thing that was highly visible, this thing that became about commerce - that's when you were holding onto music like it was a palm tree in a hurricane.
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Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club.
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No secret that for some years - long before my time - Komen was dealing with a controversy regarding Planned Parenthood grants.
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My job is to help more people have jobs.
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Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.
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The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.
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I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've also produced documentaries like 'Brick City' and 'Serving Life.'
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I think more and more people these days go for the safe option in film making.
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I think it's really important to be conscious of yourself and the world around you. For me, that meant reading a lot and reporting.
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I do my own thing. And I believe what I do is the right thing.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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I realised a little bit to my astonishment that I can give a lecture for a thousand people, and there will be this tumultuous applause, so, you know, I have the feeling well, it can't be all that bad.
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Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart.
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I totally consider Fishbowl my full time job - I have to say I freaking love doing this blog. I just enjoy the medium so much; I love the fact that it requires me to read amazing stuff by hilarious and talented people and forces me to know what's going on in the world.
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I'll have to have a room of my own. Nobody could sleep with Dick. He wakes up during the night, switches on the lights, speaks into his tape recorder.
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Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
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I was very sexual from a very young age.
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How we Americans move on climate will determine the international direction. To lead, we must act.
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War tore my family apart.
