Leonardo da Vinci Quotes
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When I was younger, I had no interest. But after I went to Paris to see the collections for the first time a few years ago, they made a huge impression on me. I realized that fashion is an art form, like acting or painting.
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Education is a way of empowering people; it opens up so many doors and is fundamental to everybody. And teachers are not often appreciated in the way that they should be.
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I love proving people wrong.
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What could a smartphone do for me that would make people go out and buy another one?
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I wasn't allowed to have sugar as a kid. We didn't have candy or soda or anything, so Easter and Halloween were my favorite times 'cause I could eat as much candy as I wanted.
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I got out of grad school in 2000. I was about 26 years old. I've always said that I was late to acting because I didn't really start doing it in a focused way until I was in my early 20s.
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Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?
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I had to pick myself up and get on with it, do it all over again, only even better this time.
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When I was a teenager, my idol was the Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff. He's the only person I've ever asked for an autograph.
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I don't plan a career. That doesn't work for me. I just have to go with my gut.
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I want everyone to live to their full potential without having to fear someone will try to knock them down or discriminate against them.
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I hate when you go into a nice restaurant - someplace where you're going to spend good money - and there are kids in there crying.
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I want a '57 Starfire Olds.
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What do I bring to a film? I think, maybe, I know for a fact that I focus on connection of character; I focus on warmth and a heart, but I don't know if it's because I'm African American or because I'm crazy -who knows.
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I want to inspire, and be inspired.
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Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.
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Some people awaken spiritually without ever coming into contact with any meditation technique or any spiritual teaching. They may awaken simply because they can't stand the suffering anymore.
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My work is entertainment, and I look at what entertains people, whether it's a selfie video or a music video.
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Writing is a strange and solitary activity.
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I have the satisfaction of knowing I did something useful for society.
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If Daryl stopped touring it would be a big part of him missing.
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But in my homeboys' high school, it's not like that. They don't have trips to go see this Broadway play, they don't read things we read. They didn't know when I was like: 'Yo, Shakespeare's dope.'
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If you look at Jack Benny, George Burns, or Don Rickles, they've all had long, successful marriages. So, I think there's something about laughter and the durability of a marriage.
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To enjoy-to love a thing for its own sake and for no other reason.
