Questlove (Ahmir Khalib Thompson) Quotes
I don't think crack happened by accident. I'm part conspiracy theorist, because you can't develop something that dangerous and have it not be planned.
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Suspicion is one of the morbid reactions by which an organism defends itself and seeks another equilibrium.
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I live my life by these little church signs you see as you drive around, and there's one near me that says, 'If we really knew each other, we would neither idolise nor condemn.' And that's it: if we all knew each other, then we wouldn't treat anybody any different. And there wouldn't be any big stars, I guess.
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I have met hundreds of young people doing just what George Romney did: using a hand up in tough times to become part of the American Dream.
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There's no such thing as a writer's block. If you're having trouble writing, well, pick up the pen and write. No matter what, keep that hand moving. Writing is really a physical activity.
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There is no substitute for a real location when you're trying to shoot the jungle. You can't just go anywhere. You've got to go where it's lush and green and there really is those mountain ranges, the trees and the ocean.
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You can always make a film somehow. You can beg, borrow, steal the equipment, use credit cards, use your friends' goodwill, wheedle your way into this or that situation. The real problem is, how do you get people to see it once it is made?
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I just see myself as an athlete and a competitor, someone who just works really hard at trying to get better at golf.
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I'm not good enough to flip in and out of my Brit accent to my American accent.
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People complain that cities don't have fresh, sustainable food, but it's just not true.
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People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.
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We count on the FEC to be the public's watchdog.
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He would still see it as his duty to shut up and get on with it, not cause any trouble. In our own time we've made a hero of the rebel, and it's more heroic to speak up.
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If you look at successful studios, they're the ones with stabilized management.
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Governments started negotiating towards emission reduction in 1990. That's when the official negotiations started.
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YouTube is a problem. It has very big traffic, but it refuses to contribute to the weight of that traffic.
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I swear to God, I will see the Palestinian state, whether as a martyr or alive. Please, God, give me the honor of becoming a martyr in the fight for Jerusalem.
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Heaven is home. Utopia is here. Nirvana is now.
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Anyone can be heroic from time to time, but a gentleman is something which you have to be all the time. Which isn't easy.
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I do remember going shopping with my mother; I think the name of the store was Ruth Atkins. I don't know why I can remember that. It's probably because it's not the name.
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Dream big dreams, but never forget that realistic short-term goals are the keys to your success.
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Who knew we had all this O.C.D. in the world? Well actually, I suppose it's pretty obvious. It explains Sudoku, doesn't it?
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Then Saturday Night Live spawns... well, everything right down to American Pie 9, where all humor has to be irrelevant, which can get a little tiring.
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I take pride in the fact that a lot of little kids dig what I do.
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I don't think crack happened by accident. I'm part conspiracy theorist, because you can't develop something that dangerous and have it not be planned.
