Questlove (Ahmir Khalib Thompson) Quotes
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Children have a great urge to learn about dinosaurs.
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I am not saying we are categorizing Ellen White in the biblical context of a false prophet.
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I don't know about you, but I think blankets are the best, especially your own personal blanket.
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How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue.
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In the works of Duchamp, space begins to walk and take on form; it becomes a machine that spins arguments and philosophizes; it resists movement with delay and delay with irony.
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I'm blonde and tanned and normal-sized! I'm sweet, shy, funny, have a big heart and I'm nice - and I like to eat.
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Part of what made 'The Bling Ring' such a fun, freeing experience was that we got to wear these really over-the-top clothes we'd never pick in real life - like for the nightclub scenes, we'd have on these really short, really tight dresses. But you know what - I actually learned how to walk in heels on that set!
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I will only think of settling down after Salman Khan, the other most eligible bachelor, plans to settle down. We are eligible bachelors, but he's the rock star, so let him get married first; then I'll think about myself.
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The enchanting charms of this sublime science reveal only to those who have the courage to go deeply into it.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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Politics are close to me, but there are different ways of participating in politics.
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When I'm filming, it's in the contract - 'No kiteboarding' - ha ha.
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The important thing is to build up my cardiovascular system, so I have the stamina to do stunts. To me, stepping over the line, taking a chance and succeeding is the ultimate freedom, be it in rock and roll or when executing a really challenging routine.
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The third-down sacks are critical ones, 'cause that's getting off the field.
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Human history in essence is the history of ideas.
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Kids coming out of college want that urban core excitement more and more.
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I went in reverse with this whole thing. People I've toured with were kids who consumed as much hip-hop as they could. I didn't do that until I started rapping.
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I'm very serious about acting.
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I acted my heart out.
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The 81 days of detention were a nightmare. I am not unique; it happened to many people in China. Conditions were extreme, created by a system that thinks it is above the law and has become a kind of monstrous machine. There were so many moments when I felt desperate and hopeless. But still, the next morning, I heard the birds singing.
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You are alive, but you should enjoy that while you can. I try to keep that same life philosophy of just enjoying the moments that come my way and not be the one that gets in my own way from making the most of the opportunities that I have.
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I have four of the most incredible children. And I have five grandchildren.
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I have a lot of those 'Forrest Gump,' I-was-there moments.
